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Xingu river ray

Potamotrygon leopoldi Castex & Castello, 1970

Status not recordedsharks and rays

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

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Quick facts about the xingu river ray

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

Where does the xingu river ray live?

Not recorded

Is the xingu 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 xingu river ray classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderMyliobatiformes
  5. familyPotamotrygonidae
  6. genusPotamotrygon
  7. SpeciesPotamotrygon leopoldi Castex & Castello, 1970
Other names and names in other languages (16)
  • White-blotched river stingrayEnglish
  • Xingu freshwater stingrayEnglish
  • Xingu river stingrayEnglish
  • trnucha LeopoldovaCzech
  • Hvidplettet flodpigrokkeDanish
  • Leopolds StechrochenGerman
  • Raya de río con manchas blancasSpanish
  • Valgetäpiline jõeraiEstonian
  • MustajokirauskuFinnish
  • ポルカドット・スティングレイJapanese
  • Witgevlekte zoetwaterrogDutch
  • Arraia-XinguPortuguese
  • ปลากระเบนโปลกาด๊อทThai
  • 黑白魟Chinese
  • Schwarzer Süßwasser-StechrochenGerman
  • Arraia-do-XinguPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the xingu 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 xingu river ray?

The xingu river ray (Potamotrygon leopoldi) belongs to the family Potamotrygonidae in the order Myliobatiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Xingu river ray (Potamotrygon leopoldi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/xingu-river-ray

MLA

“Xingu river ray (Potamotrygon leopoldi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/xingu-river-ray.

BibTeX
@misc{xingu_river_ray_2026,
  title = {Xingu river ray (Potamotrygon leopoldi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/xingu-river-ray},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}