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Giant Freshwater Stingray

Potamotrygon brachyura

Classification

The short-tailed river stingray (Potamotrygon brachyura) is a species of river stingray (family Potamotrygonidae) native to the Río de la Plata Basin in South America. It is sometimes known as the giant freshwater stingray, but this name is typically used for Urogymnus polylepis. Growing to a disc diameter of about 1.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Argentina · 9Brazil · 6