Garman’s Freshwater Stingray

Potamotrygon garmani

Large eyespots lead into a slender thorny tail

Tropical
Upper river
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
South America
Medium
Tropical fish

Garman’s Freshwater Stingray is a freshwater fish of freshwater habitats. Its source record singles out this identifying detail: Large eyespots lead into a slender thorny tail.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Stingrays
Family: Potamotrygonidae
Genus: Potamotrygon
Maximum length: 42.8 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: South America: middle to upper rio Tocantins basin, Brazil.

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