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Scientific Name Potamotrygon rex  Carvalho, 2016
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Type Locality Rio Tocantins near the mouth of the right bank tributary of rio Manoel Alves, Tocantins state, Brazil, 11°18'55"S, 48°27'28"W.
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Size 430mm or 16.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Africa: Kafue, upper Zambezi, and Congo River systems; introduced elsewhere in Africa and in Hawaiian Islands Also in the Okavango and Ngami region, Cunene basin, Chambezi and Bangweulu region. At least one country reports adverse ecological impact after introduction.

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IUCN Red List Category Near Threatened, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2023.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Zootaxa 4150 (no. 5), pp 538, Figs. 1-13, 15, 16A, B.
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Last Update 2019 Aug 27 09:05 (species record created: 2010 Dec 10 03:48)