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Leptodoras myersi Böhlke, 1970 |
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photo by
Sabaj Pérez, M.H. |
| Family: | Doradidae (Thorny catfishes), subfamily: Doradinae | |||
| Max. size: | 7.7 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Upper Amazon River basin. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-6; Anal soft rays: 14-14. Body dorsoventrally depressed, greatest body depth 58-61% of cleithral width. Broad dusky nuchal saddle extending ventrally across tympanum and postcleithral process, finishing on the lower side level with the pelvic-fin origin. Skin on head, particularly snout, ornamented with thin elongate pale ridges (Ref. 56896). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 25 April 2014 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||