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Potamotrygonidae
Porcupine river stingray
Potamotrygon histrix
Stillness blends it into the sandy bottom
- Tropical
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- South America
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
MediumPorcupine river stingray is a freshwater fish from South America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 40 cm.
- Class
- Sharks and Rays
- Order
- Stingrays
- Family
- Potamotrygonidae
- Genus
- Potamotrygon
- Maximum length
- 40 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- South America: Paraná-Paraguay River basin.
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