Xingu River Ray
Potamotrygon leopoldi
- Vulnerable
- Card rarity: Rare
- Sharks and rays
The Xingu River ray, River stingray, white-blotched river stingray, or polka-dot stingray is a species of freshwater fish in the family Potamotrygonidae. It is endemic to the Xingu River basin in Brazil and as such prefers clear waters with rocky bottoms. It is sometimes kept in aquaria, like its more common relative the Motoro.
Classification
- Class
- Chondrichthyes
- Order
- Myliobatiformes
- Family
- Potamotrygonidae
- Genus
- Potamotrygon