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Plesiotrygon iwamae Rosa, Castello & Thorson, 1987 Long-tailed river stingray |
| Family: | Potamotrygonidae (River stingrays), subfamily: Potamotrygoninae | |||
| Max. size: | 58 cm WD (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Upper to lower Amazon River basin, from Ecuador to Belém, Brazil, in the Napo, Solimões, Amazonas and Pará rivers. | |||
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| Biology: | Feeds on small catfishes, insects, decapod crustaceans, and parasitic cestodes and nematodes (Ref. 34195). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 29 March 2021 (A2cd) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||