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Potamotrygonidae
Thorny river stingray
Potamotrygon constellata
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- Tropical
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- South America
- Large
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
LargeThorny river stingray is known from South America as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.
- Class
- Sharks and Rays
- Order
- Stingrays
- Family
- Potamotrygonidae
- Genus
- Potamotrygon
- Maximum length
- 62 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- South America: Amazon and Solimões River basin.
- Conservation status
- DDData Deficient
Class
Order
Family
Conservation status
