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Elasmobranchii (tubarões e raias) (sharks and rays) > Myliobatiformes (Stingrays) > Potamotrygonidae (River stingrays) > Potamotrygoninae
Etymology: Paratrygon: Greek, para in the side of + Greek, trygon = a sting ray (Ref. 45335); aiereba: Name from an old Tupi language referring to a specific type of marine stingray (possibly Styracura schmardae), which occurs on the coast of northeastern Brazil. As an adjective, the specific name also means smooth, unmarked, shallow..
More on authors: Müller & Henle.

Issue
See name spelling and authorship in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Oct. 2012: Ref. 92135).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

; Água doce demersal. Tropical

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South America: Amazon River basin (Ucayali, Solimões, Amazon, Negro, Branco, Madeira and its affluents in Bolivia, and Tocantins River) and Orinoco basin.

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 80.0 cm WD macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 36687); 78.0 cm WD (female); peso máx. publicado: 14.0 kg (Ref. 27749); peso máx. publicado: 14.0 kg

Common in shallow areas and near banks (Ref. 27749). Reproductive biology in upper Orinoco basin provided by Lasso et al. (1997a), where females appear to bear only two young per gestation. Larger individuals may attain 25 kg in weight. Food includes insects, crustaceans and fishes (Ref. 36687).

Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas

Referência principal Upload your references | Referências | Coordenador : Carvalho, Marcelo | Colaboradores

de Carvalho, M.R., N. Lovejoy and R.S. Rosa, 2003. Potamotrygonidae (River stingrays). p. 22-28. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 36687)

Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)

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Paratrygon aiereba (Müller & Henle, 1841)