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Xingu River ray

Potamotrygon leopoldi
Kuhusu jina: It is named in honour of King Leopold III of Belgium, who sponsored many scientific studies.1
Anahitaji daktariMara chache huua, lakini kudungwa kunahitaji daktari.
Samaki wenye sumu KudungwaHula: Nyama
Hatari kwa watu: MbayaKudungwa kunahitaji daktari. Vifo ni nadra sana.

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

Anaishi
Xingu River basin, Brazil (endemic)1
Amerika Kusini
Nyumbani
It prefers clear waters with rocky bottoms in the Xingu River basin. It is sometimes kept in aquaria.1
Urefu
75 cm (2.5 ft)1
Uzito
20 kg (44 lb)1
Kasi ya juu
takriban km 15 kwa saa (maili 9.3 kwa saa)
Kuogelea, makadirio
Hula nini?
Mature rays have jaws that become stiffer and more strongly mineralised with age, so they can eat hard-shelled invertebrates.1
Kweli kabisa!Picha ya Xingu River ray
Xingu River ray. Picha: Photo by and (C)2007 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man). CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons.

Jinsi ya kumtambua

  • 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

Mara nyingi huchanganywa na: 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

Nguvu ya sumu

Kudungwa

Sumu hutoka kupitia mdungo.

Sumu yake hufanya nini?

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

Ana hatari gani kwa watu?

Hatari kwa watu: MbayaKudungwa kunahitaji daktari. Vifo ni nadra sana.

Akidunga

  • Weka jeraha kwenye maji ya moto, moto kiasi ambacho mtu anaweza kuvumilia bila kuungua (pima kwanza kwa mkono wako), kwa dakika 30 hadi 90. Tafuta msaada wa kitabibu, hasa kwa samaki-jiwe na taa.

Daima piga namba ya dharura kwanza (112, 000, 911). Huu ni mwongozo wa jumla wa huduma ya kwanza, si ushauri wa kitabibu. Misingi ya huduma ya kwanza

Kaa salama

  • Kamwe usimguse, kumkamata wala kumchokoza mnyama wa porini, hata akiwa mdogo, na hata akionekana amelala au amekufa.
  • Mpe nafasi. Ukikutana naye, tulia, rudi nyuma polepole na umwache aende zake.
  • Akikudunga: tulia, usitikisike, piga namba yako ya dharura (112, 000, 911) au nenda hospitali haraka. Kumbuka alivyoonekana, picha husaidia.

Hakuwindi wewe. Hutumia sumu yake kukamata chakula au kujilinda, na hupendelea zaidi kujificha. Zaidi kuhusu kukaa salama

Ana ukubwa gani?

Ana urefu gani?

Xingu River ray urefu wa takriban 75 cm (2.5 ft)Paka wa nyumbani takriban 50 cm (1.6 ft)Mbwa takriban 1 m (3.3 ft)

Ana uzito gani?

uzito sawa na paka wa nyumbani 5
urefu sawa na ndizi 4 zilizopangwa mstariangeweza kuogelea urefu wa bwawa kubwa (m 50) kwa sekunde 12

Xingu River ray ana ukubwa gani ukilinganisha na WEWE?

Ni hesabu tu kwenye kivinjari chako. Hakuna kinachohifadhiwa wala kutumwa popote.

Ana kasi gani?

inafaa kujua

Ukweli

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

Kwa wataalamu wa sumu

Jina la kisayansi
Potamotrygon leopoldi
Kundi
Samaki wenye sumu
Familia
Potamotrygonidae2
Mpangilio
Myliobatiformes
Mabara
Amerika Kusini
Hatari kwa watu
3 / 5: Mbaya3

Ukweli unatoka wapi

  1. Xingu River ray (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Potamotrygon leopoldi (iNaturalist): majina na uainishaji.
  3. Venom Wiki: kiwango cha hatari, ukubwa wa kawaida na makadirio ya kasi ni yetu wenyewe. Ona jinsi tunavyovipata: Jinsi tunavyopima hatari.

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