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Potamotrygon falkneri, the largespot river stingray or reticulated freshwater stingray, is a species of freshwater stingray in the family Potamotrygonidae from tropical and subtropical South America. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is sometimes seen in the aquarium trade, but requires a very large tank.
Potamotrygon leopoldi is part of a species complex of blackish river rays with contrasting pale spots found in the Tapajós, Xingu and Tocantins basins [3]. River stingrays are almost circular in shape, and range in size from Potamotrygon wallacei, which reaches 31 cm (1.0 ft) in disc width, [9] to the chupare stingray (S. schmardae), which grows up to 2 m (6.6 ft) in disc width. [10]
The tiger river stingray is closely related to P. schroederi of the Rio Negro–Orinoco. [2] Prior to the scientific description of the tiger river stingray, some used the name P. menchacai, but this is incorrect. P. menchacai is a synonym for the largespot river stingray (P. falkneri). [6]
Potamotrygon is a genus of freshwater stingrays in the family Potamotrygonidae native to the rivers of South America, [1] and sometimes seen in the aquarium trade. [2] It inhabits rivers of tropical and subtropical climates, especially those of the Amazon basin and is virtually present in all South American countries, except for Chile.
Potamotrygon brachyura (Short-tailed river stingray) Potamotrygon constellata (Thorny river stingray) Potamotrygon falkneri (Largespot river stingray) Potamotrygon garmani Fontenelle, J. P. & de Carvalho, M. R., 2017 (Garman's river stingray) Potamotrygon henlei (Bigtooth river stingray) Potamotrygon humerosa; Potamotrygon hystrix (Porcupine ...
The short-tailed river stingray (Potamotrygon brachyura) is a species of river stingray (family Potamotrygonidae) native to the Río de la Plata Basin in South America. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is sometimes known as the giant freshwater stingray , [ 1 ] but this name is typically used for Urogymnus polylepis .
Largespot river stingray (Potamotrygon falkneri) Porcupine river stingray (Potamotrygon histrix) Xingu River ray (Potamotrygon leopoldi) Potamotrygon marinae; Ocellate river stingray (Potamotrygon motoro) Red-blotched river stingray (Potamotrygon ocellata) Tiger ray (Potamotrygon schroederi) Parana river stingray (Potamotrygon schuemacheri)
The Xingu River ray, River stingray, white-blotched river stingray, or polka-dot stingray (Potamotrygon leopoldi) is a species of freshwater fish in the family Potamotrygonidae. It is endemic to the Xingu River basin in Brazil and as such prefers clear waters with rocky bottoms. [1] It is sometimes kept in aquaria, like its more common relative ...