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Xingu River ray

Potamotrygon leopoldi
Davart il num: It is named in honour of King Leopold III of Belgium, who sponsored many scientific studies.1
Dovra in mediDarar mortal, ma ina piztgada sto vegnir tractada dad in medi.
Peschs tissientads PiztgadasMangia: Charn
Privel per umans: GravIna piztgada sto vegnir tractada dad in medi. Cas da mort èn fitg rars.

The Xingu River ray is a freshwater stingray that lives only in the Xingu River basin in Brazil. It likes clear water over rocky riverbeds. It has a venomous spine in its tail, so it is one to admire from a distance.1

Viva en
Xingu River basin, Brazil (endemic)1
America dal Sid
Pagina iniziala
It prefers clear waters with rocky bottoms in the Xingu River basin. It is sometimes kept in aquaria.1
Lunghezza
75 cm (2,5 ft)1
Paisa
20 kg (44 lb)1
Sveltezza maximala
circa 15 km/h (9,3 mph)
Nudar, stima approximativa
Tge mangia el?
Mature rays have jaws that become stiffer and more strongly mineralised with age, so they can eat hard-shelled invertebrates.1
Propi!Foto da Xingu River ray
Xingu River ray. Foto: Photo by and (C)2007 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man). CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons.

Co renconuscher el

  • Deeper black above than its relative P. henlei1
  • Fewer and larger yellowish-white spots on the upper side than P. albimaculata1
  • Underparts are mostly brownish-dusky1
  • Females grow larger than males1

Savens confundì cun: It is closely related to P. henlei from the Tocantins River basin and P. albimaculata from the Tapajós River basin, and they look similar. P. henlei has a large white centre on its underparts, while this species has mostly brownish-dusky underparts. P. albimaculata has more spots above, and they are smaller than the spots on this species.1

Forza dal tissi

Piztgadas

Il tissi vegn or tras in aguigl.

Tge fa ses tissi?

The venom is held in a dentine spine on the tail. Its composition stays the same as the ray matures, but its toxicity decreases as the ray gets older.1

Quant privlus è el per umans?

Privel per umans: GravIna piztgada sto vegnir tractada dad in medi. Cas da mort èn fitg rars.

Sch'el piztga

  • Metta la plaja en aua chauda, uschè chauda sco che la persuna po supportar senza sa brischar (emprova cun tes agen maun), durant 30 fin 90 minutas. Tschertga agid medicinal, surtut tar peschs crap e rajas.

Clama adina l'emprim tes numer d'urgenza (112, 000, 911). Quai è in cussegl general d'emprim agid, betg in cussegl medicinal. Basa da l'emprim agid

Resta en segirezza

  • Na tutga, na piglia e na tizza mai in animal selvadi, gnanc in pitschen, ed era sch'el para da durmir u d'esser mort.
  • Dà spazi a l'animal. Sche ti scuntras in, resta calm, va plaun enavos e lascha ir el per sia via.
  • Sch'in tal animal ta piztga: resta calm, na ta mova betg, clama tes numer d'urgenza (112, 000, 911) u va spert en in ospital. Ta regorda co ch'el veseva or, ina foto gida.

El n'ha betg quai sin tai. El dovra ses tissi per pigliar nutriment u per sa defender, e sa zuppa bler pli gugent. Dapli davart la segirezza

Quant grond è el?

Quant lung è el?

Xingu River ray circa 75 cm lung (2,5 ft)In giat da chasa circa 50 cm (1,6 ft)In chaun circa 1 m (3,3 ft)

Quant grev è el?

uschè grev sco 5 giats da chasa
uschè lung sco 4 bananas ina suenter l'autrapudess nudar la lunghezza d'in grond bassin (50 m) en 12 secundas

Quant grond è Xingu River ray cumpareglià cun TAI?

Mo matematica en tes navigatur. Nagut na vegn memorisà u tramess.

Quant svelt è el?

bun da savair

Fatgs

1

Its venom toxicity drops as it gets older, while the venom's makeup stays the same.1

2

It can weigh up to 20 kg, which is very large for a freshwater stingray.1

3

As it matures, its jaws become stronger, which lets it eat hard-shelled invertebrates.1

4

Females grow larger than males.1

Per experts da tissi

Num scientific
Potamotrygon leopoldi
Gruppa
Peschs tissientads
Famiglia
Potamotrygonidae2
Urden
Myliobatiformes
Continents
America dal Sid
Privel per umans
3 / 5: Grav3

Da nua che vegnan ils fatgs

  1. Xingu River ray (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Potamotrygon leopoldi (iNaturalist): nums e classificaziun.
  3. Venom Wiki: il stgalim da privel, la grondezza tipica e la stima da la sveltezza èn noss agens. Guarda co che nus als calculain: Co che nus valitain il privel.

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