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Potamotrygonidae
Red-blotched river stingray
Potamotrygon ocellata
Wartime loss erased its only holotype
- Red
- Tropical
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- South America
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Red
Tropical
Regional distribution
MediumRed-blotched river stingray is a freshwater fish found around South America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 20 cm.
- Class
- Sharks and Rays
- Order
- Stingrays
- Family
- Potamotrygonidae
- Genus
- Potamotrygon
- Maximum length
- 20 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- South America: Pedreira River and south of Mexiana Island in Brazil.
- Conservation status
- DDData Deficient
Class
Order
Family
Conservation status
