Paratrygon Munduruku
📖 Overview
Paratrygon Munduruku (Paratrygon munduruku) is a ray-finned fish of the family Potamotrygonidae. It inhabits freshwater waters in benthic environments. With a trophic level of 3.2, it is a low-level carnivore, feeding on invertebrates and small organisms.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: dorsal coloration of the disc is brown with numerous small, dark brown spots in axon or vermiculated formats spread throughout the disc, not very conspicous and lacking withish withish spots; small and quadrangular spiracle with a mean spiracle length of 4.6% DW (3.6-5.8% DW), with a reduced, rounded spiracular process that covers only a small part of the posterior portion of the spiracular aperture; dermal denticles on the central disc with a crown that possesses a central coronal plate and lateral coronal ridges in a leaf shape, with the lateral coronal ridges smaller and ranging from two; and the propterygium is arched and stout, with the posterior portion thicker than the anterior .: other (see remarks); Cross section: flattened.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Paratrygon Munduruku is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Paratrygon Munduruku is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Paratrygon Munduruku is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical South America: Brazil.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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