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Scientific Name	**Potamotrygon orbignyi** (Castelnau, 1855)
Common Name
Type Locality	Rio Tocantins, Brazil.
Synonym(s)	Potamotrygon dorbignyi, Potamotrygon dumerilii, Potamotrygon reticulatus, Trygon dorbignyi, Trygon dumerilii, Trygon orbignyi, Trygon reticulatus
Species Information
Size	350mm or 13.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Widespread in Amazon and Orinoco River basins and in river systems in Suriname, Guyana and French Guiana. Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, French Guyana Coastal Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , 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	Animaux nouveaux or rares v. 2, pp 102, Pl. 49 (fig. 1).
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 13:00 (species record created: 2015 May 28 13:32)