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Xingu River Ray, photographed on a transparent background
Photo: Andrey Butko · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Xingu River Ray

Potamotrygon leopoldi

The Xingu River Ray (Potamotrygon leopoldi) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Potamotrygonidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 111 cm (disc width). The IUCN Red List rates it Vulnerable. In the aquarium it is kept at 20–29 °C.

Size
111 cmdisc width
Temperature
20–29 °C
pH
6.0–7.5
Tank footprint
240 × 90 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature20–29 °C
pH6.0–7.5
Hardness0–5 °dGH
Drawn to scale in a 240 cm tank

In the wild

Water type
Freshwater
Climate zone
Tropical
Habitat
Midwater, close to the bottom
Aquarium trade
Public aquariums only

Conservation status

Classification

  1. OrderMyliobatiformes
  2. FamilyPotamotrygonidae
  3. GenusPotamotrygon
  4. SpeciesPotamotrygon leopoldi

Quick answers

Xingu River Ray size: how big does it get?
It grows to 111 cm (disc width).
Xingu River Ray tank size: what is the minimum?
A tank with a footprint of at least 240 × 90 cm.
Xingu River Ray water parameters: what does it need?
Temperature 20–29 °C, pH 6.0–7.5, hardness 0–5 °dGH.
Xingu River Ray: is it endangered?
The IUCN Red List rates it Vulnerable.

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Sources

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