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Scientific Name	**Leptodoras rogersae** Sabaj Pérez, 2005
Common Name
Type Locality	Río Orinoco (Atlantic drainage), river channel at Palua just below mouth of río Caroni, 181 miles upstream from sea buoy, 8°21'N, 62°43'W, Bolivar, Venezuela.
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. Named in honour of Mary Anne Rogers, for her dedicated service to the ichthyological community since 1988 as Collection Manager of Fishes, Field Museum of Natural History.
Species Information
Size	180mm or 7.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Rio Orinoco. Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map.
IUCN Red List Category	Data Deficient, 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	Neotropical Ichthyology v. 3 (no. 4), pp 665, Figs. 5c, 15c, 21.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2021 Jan 31 02:29 (species record created: 2009 Jan 02 00:42)