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Amanda's Freshwater Stingray

Potamotrygon amandae

Classification

Potamotrygon amandae, or Amanda's freshwater stingray, is a type of freshwater tropical ray found in Paraná River, South America. Description This species can be distinguished from its congeners on the same genus through several characteristics, such as grayish-dark brown dorsal color, occasional presence of bicolored (white-light gray/light yellow) ocelli on dorsal disc surrounded by black peripheral ring, grayish ventral disc, greater spiracular length, and relatively longer slender tail. The largest maximum size of this ray is believed to be around 34 cm disc width.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 28Argentina · 2