Xingu River ray: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Xingu River ray lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Potamotrygon leopoldi
Group	Rays, skates & chimaeras
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Myliobatiformes
Family	Potamotrygonidae

Where does the Xingu River ray live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Xingu River ray in 1 country or territory across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, São Félix do Xingu.

Brazil

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Xingu River ray endangered?

The Xingu River ray’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Xingu River ray?

The Xingu River ray (Potamotrygon leopoldi) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Myliobatiformes and the family Potamotrygonidae, genus Potamotrygon. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Xingu River ray

The Xingu River ray, River stingray, white-blotched river stingray, or polka-dot stingray (Potamotrygon leopoldi) 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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Xingu River ray (revision 1315191757), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2431915 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).