Gomes’s round ray

Heliotrygon gomesi

Day in deep channels night near shore

Tropical
Lower river
Upper river
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
South America
Other
Small
Tropical fish

Heliotrygon gomesi, or Gomes's round ray, is a species of freshwater stingray native to the western Amazon basin in South America, specifically Brazil. It is the type species of its genus. It spends the day in deep river channels, but moves closer to the shore at night to feed.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Stingrays
Family: Potamotrygonidae
Genus: Heliotrygon
Maximum length: 13.5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: other
Distribution: South America: Brazil in the upper Rio Amazonas basin according to the material studied, but suspected to enter the lower reaches of most major tributaries and the lower Rio Amazonas basin as well.

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