Tocantins River Ray
Potamotrygon henlei
- Vulnerable
- Card rarity: Rare
- Sharks and rays
The bigtooth river stingray or Tocantins River ray is a species of freshwater fish in the family Potamotrygonidae. It is endemic to the lower Tocantins basin and Araguaia basin in Brazil, and prefers muddy bottoms. It is sometimes kept in aquaria. This stingray is generally common and its population increased after the Tucuruí Dam was completed, unlike many other species in its range.
Classification
- Class
- Chondrichthyes
- Order
- Myliobatiformes
- Family
- Potamotrygonidae
- Genus
- Potamotrygon