Sabaj, Mark Henry
Leptodoras
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderSiluriformes
- FamilyDoradidae
Habitatfreshwater
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Leptodoras is a genus of thorny catfishes native to South America.
==Taxonomy== Leptodoras is a monophyletic genus based on the single unique characteristic: presence of an infranuchal scute. This scute is the first in a series of well-developed midlateral scutes characteristic of most doradids. It is one of the most derived genera within the clade of fimbriate-barbel doradids. The most closely related genus to Leptodoras is Anduzedoras.
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Orinoco River
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