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Scientific Name Potamotrygon yepezi  Castex & Castello, 1970
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Type Locality Río Palmar at bridge, 70 kilometers southwest of Maracaibo, southeastern Maracaibo Lake region, Venezuela.
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Size 400mm or 15.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Rivers draining into Maracaibo Lake.
IUCN Red List Category Data Deficient, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2004.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Acta Scientifica del Departamento de Zoología, Instituto Latinoamericano de Fisiología y Reproducción, Universidad del Salvador No. 8, pp 16, Pl.
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Last Update 2020 Oct 08 11:50 (species record created: 2014 Sep 06 15:06)