Leptodoras praelongus (Myers & Weitzman, 1956)

Sabaj, Mark Henry, 2005, Taxonomic assessment of Leptodoras (Siluriformes: Doradidae) with descriptions of three new species, Neotropical Ichthyology 3 (4), pp. 637-678 : 647

Leptodoras praelongus (Myers & Weitzman, 1956) Figs. 4b , 7a and 8

Hassar praelongus Myers & Weitzman 1956: 2 , fig. 1 (type locality: São Gabriel Rapids of the rio Negro (Amazonas dr.), Amazonas, Brazil).

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Fig. 4. Variation in oral-hood morphology in Anduzedoras and Leptodoras. a. A. oxyrhynchus,ANSP 160628 (SL 124.6 mm). b. L.praelongus,ANSP162464 (SL 124.9 mm).c.L.copei,ANSP 162461 (SL95.9 mm).d. L.hasemani,ANSP 175889(SL86.7 mm). e. L. linnelli,ANSP 175883 (SL 94 mm). f. L. nelsoni, MCNG 13167 (SL 93 mm). g. L. cataniai,ANSP 161533 (SL 162.5 mm).h. L. juruensis, INHS 39465 (SL 117.4 mm). i. L. myersi,ANSP 112319 (SL 72.6 mm).

Fig. 8. Leptodoras praelongus, MBUCV-V 25602 (SL 151 mm), río Canucunuma (Orinoco dr.), 40 km upstream from the mouth, Amazonas, Venezuela.