Long-tailed river stingray
📖 Overview
Long-tailed river stingray (Plesiotrygon iwamae) is a ray-finned fish of the family Potamotrygonidae. It inhabits freshwater waters in benthic environments. With a trophic level of 3.4, it is a low-level carnivore, feeding on invertebrates and small organisms. It is assessed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Long-tailed river stingray is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Long-tailed river stingray is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Long-tailed river stingray is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Long-tailed river stingray is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical South America: Upper to lower Amazon River basin, from Ecuador to Belém, Brazil, in the Napo, Solimões, Amazonas and Pará rivers.
🌿 Ecology
small catfishes, insects, decapod crustaceans, and parasitic cestodes and nematodes (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Antenna Ray · Long-tailed Freshwater Stingay · Long-tailed River Stingray |
| 🌍CES | trnucha solimoeská |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | siimajokirausku |
| 🇭🇺Hungarian | Édesvízi rája |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Arraia-de-rio-de-cauda-longa · Raia-do-Solimões |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 1 records indexed .
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