Paratrygon aiereba

(Müller & Henle, 1841)

Discus ray
Classification: Elasmobranchii Myliobatiformes Potamotrygonidae

Reference of the original description

Müller, J. & Henle, F.G.J. (1841)
Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. Berlin, Veit, pp. 1–200

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Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Dasyatis orbicularis, Disceus strongylopterus, Disceus thayeri, Elipesurus strogylopterus, Ellipesurus strongylopterus, Paratrygon aireba, Paratrygon ajereba, Paratrygon cf. aiereba, Paratrygon strongylopterus, Potamotrygon orbicularis, Raia sloani, Raja orbicularis, Trygon aiereba, Trygon orbicularis, Trygon strogylopterus, Trygon strongyloptera, Trygon strongylopterus, Trygon (Paratrygon) aiereba

Types
Paratrygon aiereba
Holotype: ZSM: lost; Neotype: MZUSP: 117155;
Disceus thayeri
Syntype: MCZ: 606-S Obidos MCZ: 297-S Manaus MCZ: 563-S Rio Pará
Raja orbicularis
XXXX: No types known;
Trygon strogylopterus
XXXX: No types known;

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Description :

Citation: Paratrygon aiereba (Müller & Henle, 1841): In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024

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Paratrygon aiereba (Müller & Henle, 1841), INPA 40507, field no. iXIN13-EXP1-24 Brazil: Pará: rio Xingu, deep channel along right bank of river ca. 38 km southeast of Vitória do Xingu. 3°5'32.39''S, 51°44'14.1''W, 21 Sep 2013; © Mark Sabaj Pérez (iXingu Project, NSF DEB-1257813)

Common names
spa

Raya,

Discus ray, por

Arraia,

Raia

Distribution
South America: Amazon River basin (Ucayali, Solimões, Amazon, Negro, Branco, Madeira and its affluents in Bolivia, and Tocantins River) and Orinoco basin. First record: 2013: Bita River, Orinoco Basin of Colombia [18096]; Source: www.gbif.org

Biology
Feeds on fish, benthic organisms, plants and detritus [7721].

Size / Weight / Age
80.0 cm WD (male/unsexed; (Ref. 36687)); 78 cm WD (female); max. published weight: 14.0 kg [7721]; max. published weight: 25 kg

Habitat
demersal; freshwater

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=4728; CITES: (see: Protected Species for more details) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Speciesof Wild Fauna and Flora annex: III; Council Regulation 2017/160 annex: C

Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)

Dolops sp. [649]

Monogenea

Potamotrygonocotyle aramasae Domingues, Pancera & Marques, 2007 [9453] [14549] [14308] [22565] [24606]

Cestoda

Acanthobothrium sp. [649]
Acanthobothrium terezae Rego & Dias, 1976 [649] [25154]
Plesiorhinebothroides jaimei de Marques, 2000 (nomen nudum) [649]
Potamotrygonocestus fitzgeraldae Marques, Brooks & Araujo, 2003 [649] [16355] [25154]
Potamotrygonocestus sp. [7570] [25154]
Potamotrygonocestus travassosi Rego, 1979 [649] [16355] [25154]
Rhinebothrium brooksi Reyda & Marques, 2011 [13826] [25154]
Rhinebothrium copianullum Reyda, 2008 [7591] [13826] [25154]
Rhinebothrium paratrygoni Rego & Dias, 1976 [649]
Rhinebothrium sp. [7570] [16908] [25154]
Rhinebothroides scorzai (Lopes-Neyra & Días-Ungría, 1958) [649] [25154]
Rhinebothroides scorzai (Lopez-Neyra & Diaz-Ungria, 1958) Mayes, Brooks & Thorson, 1981 [16917]
Rhinebothroides sp. [25154]
Scyphophyllidium guariticus (Marques, Brooks & Lasso, 2001) [649] [7563] [7570] [7591] [25154]

Nematoda

Echinocephalus daileyi Deardorff, Brooks & Thorson, 1981 [649]

Acanthocephala

Megapriapus ungriai (Gracia Rodrigo, 1960) [649]

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