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| Scientific Name | Plesiotrygon iwamae Rosa, Castello & Thorson, 1987 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Rio Solimões, above Tefé, 3°22'S, 64°43'W, Amazonas, Brazil. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 580mm or 22.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Similar to both Pseudacanthicus leopardus and L273, it is not clear what this fish is or what it will look like when it gets a bit larger. |
| Sexing | Mature males have considerably more odontodal growth on most fins rays but the pectorals are most adorned. Females fill out quite considerably in relation to the slender males. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Upper to lower Amazon River basin, from Ecuador to Belém, Brazil, in the Napo, Solimões, Amazonas and Pará rivers. Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Vulnerable , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2021. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Copeia 1987 (no. 2), pp 450, Figs. 1-10. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:9.52.1455.912 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:00 (species record created: 2002 Aug 03 00:00) |