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| Scientific Name | Leptodoras hasemani (Steindachner, 1915) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Rio Branco at Boa Vista, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Hemidoras hasemani |
| Etymology | Leptodoras: From the Greek leptos, meaning slender, and doras, meaning skin (also a word commonly used in forming generic names for doradids); in reference to the shape. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 167mm or 6.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Branco, Orinoco and Essequibo River basins, forming a ring around the western Guiana Shield. Recently collected from the middle Tapajós, extending the range of this species to the Brazilian Shield. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 52 (no. 18), pp 218. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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 | Look up L. hasemani on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up L. hasemani on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.12.52.7251 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:00 (species record created: 2018 Sep 11 10:09) |