Oddone, Maria CristinaVelasco, GonzaloRincon, Getulina2013-09-302014-05-202013-09-302014-05-202008-04-14Aqua (miradolo Terme). , v. 14, n. 2, p. 69-76, 2008.0945-9871http://hdl.handle.net/11449/20580Four records of potamotrygonids in the Uruguay River and its tributaries in Paysandu, Uruguay are reported in this paper. The first one was a specimen caught in 1934, of undetermined sex and weighing 120 kg and with a disc width of ca 150 cm. The second specimen, caught in 1998, was also of undetermined sex; it weighed 50 kg total weight and its disc width measured 103 cm. The third specimen was caught in 2001; it was an adult male, weighed 114 kg total weight and its disc width measured ca 110 cm. The fourth one, caught in 2004, was a female, 11 kg in total weight and with a disc width of 80 cm. According to the size and general description, specimens were identified as Potamotrygon brachyura, to date the only potamotrygonid confirmed for Uruguay.69-76engOccurrence of freshwater stingrays (Chondrichthyes: Potamotrygonidae) in the Uruguay River and its tributaries, Uruguay, South America.ArtigoZOOREC:ZOOR14408046966Acesso restrito