| 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. |
| Diagnosis: |
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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)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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