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Scientific NameNemadoras hemipeltis    (Eigenmann, 1925)
Common Name
Type LocalityRío Ucayali at Contamana, Peru.
Synonym(s)Opsodoras hemipeltis
EtymologyNemadoras: From the Greek nematos meaning filament, and doras, meaning skin (also a word commonly used in forming generic names for doradids); probably in reference to the lack of scutes along the back. 
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Size144mm or 5.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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DistributionSouth America
Amazon, Upper Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Ucayali (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
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Breeding ReportsThere is no breeding report.
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ReferenceTransactions of the American Philosophical Society (New Series) v. 22 (pt 5), pp 349, Pls. 19 (fig. 2), 24 (fig. 6).
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Last UpdateThu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am)