Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce demersale. Tropical
South America: Branco, Orinoco and Essequibo River basins (Ref. 37054), forming a ring around the western Guiana Shield (Ref. 79526). Recently collected from the middle Tapajós, extending the range of this species to the Brazilian Shield (Ref. 79526).
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.8 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 111518); peso massimo pubblicato: 180.00 g (Ref. 111518)
Short description
Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale): 1; Raggi dorsali molli (totale): 6; Raggi anali molli: 14 - 16. Presence of a large black blotch in the distal half of the anterior dorsal-fin rays and membranes. Basal portion of the lower labial extension is uniformly widened and flat compared to other Leptodoras (Ref. 56896).
Collected from the main channels of large rivers and often associated with large sandy beaches (Ref. 56896).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Sabaj, M.H., 2005. Taxonomic assessment of Leptodoras (Siluriformes: Doradidae) with descriptions of three new species. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 3(4):637-678. (Ref. 56896)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5002 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00933 (0.00526 - 0.01655), b=3.07 (2.91 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.8 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (13 of 100).