Maracaibo river stingray
Potamotrygon yepezi
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- Scientific name
- Potamotrygon yepezi
- Family
- Potamotrygonidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Potamotrygonidae
- Order
- Myliobatiformes
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 23–29 °C
- General hardness (GH)
- 2–12 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 40 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Data deficient (DD)
- CITES appendix
- Appendix III
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