Potamotrygon Motoro
Common Names: Ocellated River Stingray, Spotted River Ray
Distribution: Argentina, Venezuela, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, French
Guyana, Guyana, Peru, Surinam, Paraná-Paraguay, Orinoco, and Amazon River basins.
Maximum Size (Disc Width): appx. 24"+, females get larger.
Juvenile Tank Footprint: 60"x18"
Adult Tank Footprint: 96"x36"
Feeding Habits: P. Motoro tend to have good feeding habits. They usually accept live foods upon arrival, and wean to prepared foods easily. They can be aggressive feeders towards maturity.
Info: Potamotrygon Motoro is found in nearly every river basin in South America. The P1 Motoro is the most common, and comes in a variety of pattern morphs. Potamotrygon Motoro also has dozens of geographical variants, with a wide range of patterns unlike the P1 Motoro.
Taxonomy: Potamotrygon Motoro has been described in many different seperate species such as Potamotrygon sp. "A", Potamotrygon sp. "B", and Potamotrygon Ocellata. These variations are differences in body structure, but all hobbyist care is similar.
Variants: The P1 Motoro has a number of color and pattern variant in the hobby, including "Chain-Link, Marbled, and Three-Spot."
Synonyms: Potamotrygon laticeps, Potamotrygon pauckei, Potamotrygon labradori, Potamotrygon circularis, Potamotrygon alba, Paratrygon laticeps, Taeniura motoro, Trygon garrapa, Trygon mulleri.