Élasmobranches (requins et raies) (sharks and rays) >
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Potamotrygonidae (River stingrays) > Potamotrygoninae
Etymology: Potamotrygon: Greek, potamos = river + Greek, trygon = a sting ray (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.
Issue
One of the largest species, reaching 30 kg in weight. Reproductive biology relatively unknown. References: Castex (1966), Castello (1975), Compagno & Cook (1995), Britski et al. (1999).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce démersal. Temperate
South America: Paraná-Paraguay (including Cuiabá river in Brazil), Uruguay basins and Argentina (Ref. 58839). Formerly classified as data deficient in the 2000 IUCN red list of threatened species (Ref. 36508).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 95.0 cm WD mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 36687); poids max. publié: 208.0 kg (Ref. 72380)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Compagno, L.J.V., 1999. Checklist of living elasmobranchs. p. 471-498. In W.C. Hamlett (ed.) Sharks, skates, and rays: the biology of elasmobranch fishes. Johns Hopkins University Press, Maryland. (Ref. 35766)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: pêcheries vivrières
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Très faible, temps minimum de doublement de population supérieur à 14 ans (Assuming Fec<10).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (58 of 100).