FreshwaterBrackish
White-rimmed stingray
Fluvitrygon signifer
Dasyatidae, Urogymninae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 60 cm
- Body shape
- Other
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 4,545 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
More about the species
Description
Inhabits sandy bottoms in estuaries and rivers. Feeds on bottom-dwelling crustaceans and shellfish. Breeds in fresh water. Ovoviviparous. Wounds caused by the dorsal spines are extremely painful and can be fatal. Sold fresh for human consumption. Total length maybe greater than 200 cm.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Dasyatis signifer
- Himantura signifer
In other languages
- Freshwater stingray, Pale whipray, White-edge freshwater whip ray, White-edge freshwater whipray
Articles
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