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White-blotched river stingray

Potamotrygon leopoldi

White-blotched river stingray (Potamotrygon leopoldi)
Photo: Mattia Nocciola · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Scientific name
Potamotrygon leopoldi
Family
Potamotrygonidae

Fact sheet

General

Water
Freshwater
Group
Fish

Taxonomy

Family
Potamotrygonidae
Order
Myliobatiformes

Origin

Native region
América do Sul

Water

Temperature
20–29 °C
pH
6–7.5
General hardness (GH)
0–5 °dGH

Size and lifespan

Adult size
60 cm
Minimum tank (volume)
1,620 L
Minimum tank (length)
240 cm

Behavior

Swimming level
Middle

Care

Care difficulty
Moderate

Reproduction

Breeding strategy
Livebearer

Conservation and trade

IUCN status
Vulnerable (VU)
CITES appendix
Appendix II

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