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Potamotrygon leopoldi (Xingu River Ray; White-blotched river stingray)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The Xingu River ray, white-blotched river stingray, or polka-dot stingray, Potamotrygon leopoldi, is a species of fish in the Potamotrygonidae family endemic to the Xingu River basin in Brazil. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Potamotrygon leopoldi

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Potamotrygon leopoldi

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Potamotrygonocestus fitzgeraldae[1]
Potamotrygonocotyle chisholmae[2]
Potamotrygonocotyle dromedarius[2]
Rhinebothrium copianullum[2]
Rhinebothroides freitasi[1]

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
♦ 2Pollerspöck, J. & Straube, N. (2015), Bibliography database of living/fossil sharks, rays and chimaeras (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii, Holocephali) -Host-Parasites List/Parasite-Hosts List-, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 04/2015;
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0