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  • Potamotrygon magdalenae
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Scientific Name Potamotrygon magdalenae    (Duméril, 1865)
Common Name
Type Locality Río Magdalena, Colombia.
Synonym(s) Taeniura magdalenae
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Size 350mm or 13.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
General Remarks Holotype location unknown. Plecostomus cordovae Günther, 1880 Type locality: Cordova [Argentina] listed as a junior synonym by Ferraris (2007).
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Distribution South America: Magdalena and Atrato River basins.
Mar Chiquita, Dulce (click on these areas to find other species found there)
La Plata, Paraná, Middle Paraná, Bermejo (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Mar Chiquita, Segundo (click on these areas to find other species found there)
La Plata, Paraná, Middle Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2014.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Histoire naturelle des poissons ou ichthyologie générale v. 1, pp 625.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 13:00 (species record created: 2011 Sep 23 07:52)