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| Scientific Name | Potamotrygon motoro (Müller & Henle, 1841) |
| Common Name | Rochen (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Rio Tocantins, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Paratrygon laticeps, Potamotrygon alba, Potamotrygon labradori, Potamotrygon laticeps, Potamotrygon pauckei, Taeniura motoro, Trygon garrapa, Trygon mulleri |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 990mm or 39" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Uruguay, Paraná-Paraguay, Orinoco, and Amazon River basins. La Plata, Uruguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon (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 2005. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen, pp 197. |
| 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 no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:9.52.1040.5625 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:00 (species record created: 2013 Sep 08 00:08) |