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Peacock River Stingray, photographed on a transparent background
Photo: Raimond Spekking · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Peacock River Stingray

Potamotrygon motoro

The Peacock River Stingray (Potamotrygon motoro) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Potamotrygonidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 50 cm (disc width). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 24–26 °C.

Size
50 cmdisc width
Temperature
24–26 °C
pH
6.0–7.5
Tank footprint
240 × 90 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature24–26 °C
pH6.0–7.5
Hardness1–12 °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 motoro

Quick answers

Peacock River Stingray size: how big does it get?
It grows to 50 cm (disc width).
Peacock River Stingray tank size: what is the minimum?
A tank with a footprint of at least 240 × 90 cm.
Peacock River Stingray water parameters: what does it need?
Temperature 24–26 °C, pH 6.0–7.5, hardness 1–12 °dGH.
Peacock River Stingray: is it endangered?
The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.

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Sources

The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.