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Potamotrygonidae (River stingrays) > Potamotrygoninae
Etymology: Potamotrygon: Greek, potamos = river + Greek, trygon = a sting ray (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Leopold Filips Karel Albert Meinrad Hubertus Maria Miguel, King Leopold III of Belgium (1901–1983) was King of the Belgians (1934–1951) before abdicating in favour of his son. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Issue
Known from three specimens in collections, this species may be endangered because of high endemism (Rosa & Menezes, 1996). Reproductive biology unknown. Additional references: Walschaerts (1987), Compagno & Cook (1995).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Sinh thái học
; Nước ngọt Sống nổi và đáy; pH range: 6.0 - 6.8. Tropical; 20°C - 25°C (Ref. 13614)
South America: Xingu River basin (Xingu and Fresco rivers).
Length at first maturity / Bộ gần gũi / Khối lượng (Trọng lượng) / Age
Maturity: Lm 35.0, range 30 - 40 cm
Max length : 111 cm WD con đực/không giới tính; (Ref. 111518); Khối lượng cực đại được công bố: 17.0 kg (Ref. 111518)
Buried in sand during day, hunting for benthic invertebrates during night (Ref. 13614).
Compagno, L.J.V., 1999. Checklist of living elasmobranchs. p. 471-498. In W.C. Hamlett (ed.) Sharks, skates, and rays: the biology of elasmobranch fishes. Johns Hopkins University Press, Maryland. (Ref. 35766)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Mức dinh dưỡng (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Generation time: 10.8 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Thích nghi nhanh (Ref.
120179): thấp, thời gian nhân đôi của chủng quần tối thiểu là 4.5 - 14 năm (tm=3-4; Fec=2 (in captivity)).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (58 of 100).