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Scientific NameLeptodoras rogersae    Sabaj Pérez, 2005
Common Name
Type LocalityRío 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.
Synonym(s)
EtymologyLeptodoras: 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. 
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Size180mm or 7.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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DistributionSouth America
Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Data Deficient
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BreedingUnreported in the aquarium.
Breeding ReportsThere is no breeding report.
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ReferenceNeotropical Ichthyology v. 3 (no. 4), pp 665, Figs. 5c, 15c, 21.
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Last UpdateThu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am)