Kingdom Animalia Order Myliobatiformes Genus Potamotrygon Higher classification Potamotrygon | Phylum Chordata Family Potamotrygonidae Scientific name Potamotrygon scobina Rank Species | |
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Similar Potamotrygon, Batoids, Potamotrygonidae, Porcupine river sting, Stingray | ||
The raspy river stingray, mosaic stingray or arraia (Potamotrygon scobina) is a species of freshwater fish in the Potamotrygonidae family. This stingray is endemic to the mid and lower Amazon basin (Manaus to Belém) in Brazil. It reaches up to 69.1 cm (2.27 ft) in disc width and 132.5 cm (4.35 ft) in total length. It is fairly common, but threatened by habitat loss.
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