Potamotrygon orbignyi ';
General information
 
Potamotrygon orbignyi (Castelnau, 1855)
 
 
Common nameSmooth back river stingray, Arraia
Synonyms

IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Chondrichthyes; Elasmobranchii; Batoidea; Myliobatiformes; Potamotrygonidae.
Geographical distribution
Brazil; Venezuela; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana
Occurrence Native: Brazil, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana
Importance
Food
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Daraqua, Itu, Ariraha rivers; Zamula stream,middle Negro River, Barcelos, Amazonas, Manaus
Source of chromosomes
Kidney,epigonal organ and spleen
Number of specimens with sex
07 females
Diploid chromosome number
66
Karyotype formula
22M+10SM+8ST+26A
Fundamental arm number
106
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
NORs were located in terminal regions, on long arms of up to eight chromosomes
Reference(s)
Valentim FC, Falcao JN, Porto JIR, Feldberg E (2006). Chromosomes of three freshwater stingrays (Rajiformes Potamotrygonidae) from the Rio Negro basin, Amazon, Brazil. Genetica,128:33-39.