Occurrence of Four Freshwater Stingrays (Chondrichthyes: Potamotrygoninae) in the Uatumã River Basin, Amazon Region: A Field Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Diversity and Biometric
3.2. Diagnosis of Potamotrygon orbignyi (Castelnau, 1855)
3.3. Diagnosis of Potamotrygon motoro (Müller & Henle, 1841)
3.4. Diagnosis of Potamotrygon scobina (Garman, 1913)
3.5. Diagnosis of Paratrygon spp. (Dúmeril, 1865)
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Locality | Species | Development Stage | Sex | n | DW (cm) | TL (cm) | Weight (g) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PF | P. orbignyi | Young | M | 18 | 19.0 ± 2.69 | 33 ± 2.79 | 384 ± 101.9 |
F | 15 | 20.0 ± 2.27 | 34 ± 3.69 | 420 ± 139.7 | |||
Adult | M | 2 | 24.0 ± 0.0 | 38.5 ± 0.70 | 625.0 ± 7.07 | ||
F | 3 | 24.0 ± 0.0 | 42.0 ± 1.52 | 683.0 ± 110.1 | |||
P. motoro | Young | M | 1 | 21.0 | 32.0 | 570.0 | |
P. scobina | Adult | M | 1 | 23.0 | 44.0 | 470.0 | |
ITA | P. orbignyi | Neonate | F | 1 | 7.5 | 13.0 | 270.0 |
Young | F | 3 | 24.7 ± 3.5 | 45.5 ± 3.5 | 660.0 ± 266.3 | ||
P. motoro | Neonate | M | 1 | 8.0 | - | 310.0 | |
Young | M | 1 | 24 | 43 | 530 | ||
F | 3 | 21.7 ± 3.05 | 41 ± 9.64 | 433.5 ± 179.2 | |||
Adult | M | 1 | 41.5 | 51.0 | 570.0 | ||
P. scobina | Neonate Adult | F M | 1 1 | 11.0 24.8 | 21.5 47.0 | 590.0 480.0 | |
Paratrygon spp. | Subadult | M | 1 | 45.0 | 57.0 | 3100.0 | |
SSU | P. orbignyi | Young | F | 2 | 20.0 ± 4.2 | 37.0 ± 4.2 | 310.0 ± 169.7 |
P. motoro | Young | M | 2 | 23 ± 1.0 | 47.3 ± 6.07 | 436.6 ± 49.3 | |
F | 3 | 31 ± 2.82 | 53.05 ± 13.4 | 1075 ± 233.3 | |||
Paratrygon spp. | Young | M | 2 | 23 ± 1.41 | 40.75 ± 12.3 | 435 ± 35.35 | |
F | 6 | 23.21 ± 1.54 | 45 ± 8.83 | 425 ± 103.2 | |||
Subadult | F | 1 | 33.0 | 44.0 | 1330.0 |
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Gomes, M.F.S.; Aride, P.H.R.; Ribeiro, M.W.S.; Guimarães, C.C.; Nóbrega, T.C.; Paixão, R.M.; Santos, A.N.A.; de Oliveira, A.T. Occurrence of Four Freshwater Stingrays (Chondrichthyes: Potamotrygoninae) in the Uatumã River Basin, Amazon Region: A Field Study. Fishes 2024, 9, 186. https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes9050186
Gomes MFS, Aride PHR, Ribeiro MWS, Guimarães CC, Nóbrega TC, Paixão RM, Santos ANA, de Oliveira AT. Occurrence of Four Freshwater Stingrays (Chondrichthyes: Potamotrygoninae) in the Uatumã River Basin, Amazon Region: A Field Study. Fishes. 2024; 9(5):186. https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes9050186
Chicago/Turabian StyleGomes, Maria Fernanda S., Paulo Henrique R. Aride, Maiko Willas S. Ribeiro, Cristiane C. Guimarães, Tiago C. Nóbrega, Rayana M. Paixão, Adriene Núzia A. Santos, and Adriano Teixeira de Oliveira. 2024. "Occurrence of Four Freshwater Stingrays (Chondrichthyes: Potamotrygoninae) in the Uatumã River Basin, Amazon Region: A Field Study" Fishes 9, no. 5: 186. https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes9050186