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Ocellate river stingray

Potamotrygon motoro

Ocellate river stingray — Potamotrygon motoro
  • Freshwater
  • Near Threatened
Max length
100 cm
Classification
Class
Elasmobranchii
Order
Myliobatiformes
Family
Potamotrygonidae
Genus
Potamotrygon
Distribution
  • South America - Inland waters

About the ocellate river stingray

The ocellate river stingray (Potamotrygon motoro), also known as the peacock-eye stingray or black river stingray, is a species of freshwater stingray in the family Potamotrygonidae. It was the first species to be described in the family and is also the most widespread, ranging throughout much of the Río de la Plata, Amazon, Mearim and Orinoco basins in tropical and subtropical South America. It is sometimes kept in aquaria.

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Where the ocellate river stingray lives

Distribution data from GBIF (DOI: 10.15468/dl.8rzs8d).

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