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Potamotrygonidae
Parnaiba river stingray
Potamotrygon signata
Its ventral lateral line canals were first mapped
- Tropical
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- South America
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
MediumParnaiba 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
- 30 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- South America: Parnaíba River basin.
- Conservation status
- VUVulnerable
Class
Order
Family
Conservation status
