Thorny freshwater stingray

Fontitrygon ukpam

Bearing young far upstream from the sea

Tropical
Regional distribution
Africa
Other
Large
Tropical fish

Thorny freshwater stingray is known around Africa as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 120 cm.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Stingrays
Family: Dasyatidae
Genus: Fontitrygon
Body shape: other