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| Scientific Name | Leptodoras juruensis Boulenger, 1898 |
| Common Name | Sturgeon Catfish |
| Type Locality | Río Jurua, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | |
| 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 | 288mm or 11.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Juruá (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , a distribution map 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 | Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 2 (no. 12) (art. 58), pp 478. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 5 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
| More Resources | |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up L. juruensis on PlanetCatfish.com |
 | Look up L. juruensis on Fishbase |
 | Look up L. juruensis on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up L. juruensis on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.12.52.678 | |
| Last Update | Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |