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| Scientific Name | Potamotrygon brachyura (Günther, 1880) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
| Synonym(s) | Potamotrygon brumi, Trygon brachyurus |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 950mm or 37.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Variable colour, usually markedly variegated, speckled or spotted in dark brown and cream or white.The spots can be obscured by the mottling. Caudal fin spotted, other fins with brown bars on rays and occasional or no spots or brown pigment. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Paraná-Paraguay (including Cuiabá river in Brazil), Uruguay basins and Argentina. Formerly classified as data deficient in the 2000 IUCN red list of threatened species. African Waters, Congo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2003. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5) v. 6 (no. 31) (art. 2), pp 8. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:9.52.1040.4483 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:00 (species record created: 2012 Nov 24 04:03) |