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Tocantins river ray

Potamotrygon henlei (Castelnau, 1855)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The tocantins river ray (Potamotrygon henlei) is a species in the family Potamotrygonidae, order Myliobatiformes.

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Quick facts about the tocantins river ray

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
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Main food
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Habitat
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Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the tocantins river ray live?

Not recorded

Is the tocantins river ray endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the tocantins river ray classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderMyliobatiformes
  5. familyPotamotrygonidae
  6. genusPotamotrygon
  7. SpeciesPotamotrygon henlei (Castelnau, 1855)

Synonyms Trygon henlei

Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • Bigtooth river stingrayEnglish
  • Henle's freshwater stingrayEnglish
  • Stortandet flodpigrokkeDanish
  • FeuerrochenGerman
  • Tocantinsi jõeraiEstonian
  • HelmijokirauskuFinnish
  • GroottandzoetwaterrogDutch
  • Arraia De FogoPortuguese
  • ปลากระเบนเฮนไลThai
  • Schwarzer Süßwasser-StechrochenGerman
  • Arraia-de-rio-de-dentes-grandesPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the tocantins river ray

Other species in the same genus Potamotrygon.

Motoro ray

Potamotrygon motoro

PotamotrygonidaeNo free photo yet

Arraia

Potamotrygon scobina

PotamotrygonidaeNo free photo yet

Tiger ray

Potamotrygon falkneri

PotamotrygonidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the tocantins river ray?

The tocantins river ray (Potamotrygon henlei) belongs to the family Potamotrygonidae in the order Myliobatiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Tocantins river ray (Potamotrygon henlei). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/tocantins-river-ray

MLA

“Tocantins river ray (Potamotrygon henlei).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/tocantins-river-ray.

BibTeX
@misc{tocantins_river_ray_2026,
  title = {Tocantins river ray (Potamotrygon henlei)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tocantins-river-ray},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}