Potamotrygon henlei

(Castelnau, 1855)


Bigtooth river stingray
Classification: Elasmobranchii Myliobatiformes Potamotrygonidae

Reference of the original description
Castelnau, F.L. (1855)
Poissons. In: Animaux nouveaux or rares recueillis pendant l'expédition dans les parties centrales de l'Amérique du Sud, de Rio de Janeiro a Lima, et de Lima au Para; exécutée par ordre du gouvernement Français pendant les années 1843 a 1847 ... Part 7, Zoology, 2: i–xii + 1–112, Pls. 1–50.

Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Potamotrygon cf. henlei, Taeniura henlei, Trygon henlei, Trygon (Taeniura) henlei

Types
Potamotrygon henlei
Holotype: MNHN: 2353;


Description :


Citation: Potamotrygon henlei (Castelnau, 1855): In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2021

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Common names
deu \(T\) Feuerrochen, eng Bigtooth river stingray, eng Tocantins River Ray, por Arraia de fogo

Distribution
South America: Tocantins River basin (Tocantins and Araguaia rivers).

Biology
Two to three live offsping are produced.

Size / Weight / Age
45.0 cm WD (male/unsexed; (Ref. 36687))

Habitat
benthopelagic; freshwater; pH range: 5.8 - 7.2; dH range: 4 - 15

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=4948;

Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Monogenea
  • Potamotrygonocotyle chisholmae Domingues & Marques, 2007 [14549] [22565]
  • Potamotrygonocotyle dromedarius Domingues & Marques, 2007 [14549] [22565]

Cestoda
  • Potamotrygonocestus sp. [25154]
  • Rhinebothrium copianullum Reyda, 2008 [13826] [25154]
  • Rhinebothroides freitasi (Rego, 1979) Brooks, Mayes & Thorson, 1981 [16917] [25154]
  • Rhinebothroides glandularis Brooks, Mayes & Thorson, 1981 [16917] [25154]