Potamotrygon amandae Loboda & Carvalho 2013
Creators: name: Lima, Arthur De
name: Loboda, Thiago Silva
name: Gianeti, Michel Donato
name: Silva, João Paulo Capretz Batista Da
name: Pinna, Mario De
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Elasmobranchii
Myliobatiformes
Potamotrygonidae
Potamotrygon
Potamotrygon amandae

description: Potamotrygon amandae Loboda & Carvalho, 2013
Holotype: MZUSP 110910; adult female, 351 mm DW (cited as 341 mm DW in Loboda & Carvalho, 2013); (Fig. 10); Rio Paraguai, municipality subdistrict of Albuquerque, municipality of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil, 19º41’S, 57º38’W; depth not listed; F. P. Marques, L. Marques, F. Reyda & W. Santana; 11 Dec 2003.
Notes: Cut on the right portion of the abdomen. Field no. BZ-07 [MS03].
Paratypes: MZUSP 110904: PR04-21; one adult male, 311 mm DW (approximately the same DW as cited in Loboda & Carvalho, 2013); Rio Paraná, municipality of Porto Primavera, S ã o Paulo state, Brazil, 22º47’S, 52º96’W; depth not listed; W. B. A. de Oliveira & G.C. Evangelista; 06 Apr 2004.
Notes: Cut on the right portion of the abdomen. Skin patch removed for SEM.
MZUSP 110906: BZ-03[MS03]; one adult female, 298 mm DW (approximately the same DW as cited in Loboda & Carvalho, 2013); Rio Paraguai, subdistrict of Albuquerque, municipality of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil, 19º41’S, 57º38’W; depth not listed; F. P. L. Marques et al.; 08 Dec 2003.
Notes: Cut on right portion of the abdomen. Skin patch removed for SEM.
MZUSP 110907: BZ-04[MS03]; one adult female, 260 mm DW (cited as 270 mm DW in Loboda & Carvalho, 2013); Rio Paraguai, subdistrict of Albuquerque, municipality of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil, 19º41’S, 57º38’W; depth not listed; F. P. L. Marques et al.; 08 Dec 2003.
Notes: Digestive tract removed. Cut on right portion of the abdomen. Tail broken. Caudal stinger medially broken. Liver removed.
MZUSP 110909: BZ-06[MS03]; adult female, 290 mm DW (same DW as cited in Loboda & Carvalho, 2013); Rio Paraguai, subdistrict of Albuquerque, municipality of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil, 19º41’S, 57º38’W; depth not listed; F. P. L. Marques et al.; 10 Dec 2003.
Notes: Digestive tract removed. Cut on right portion of abdomen region. Bite scar on right dorsal margin of disc. Skin patch removed for SEM.
MZUSP 110913: BZ-11[MS03]; one adult female, 258 mm DW (approximately the same DW as cited in Loboda & Carvalho, 2013); Rio Paraguai, subdistrict of Albuquerque, municipality of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil, 19º41’S, 57º38’W; depth not listed; F. P. L. Marques et al.; 12 Dec 2003.
Notes: Digestive tract removed. Cut on right portion of abdomen. Slight circular damage on left portion of ventrolateral surface.
MZUSP 111916: BZ-15[MS03]; one adult male, 262 mm DW (approximately the same DW as cited in Loboda & Carvalho, 2013); Rio Paraná, subdistrict of Jupiá, municipality of Três Lagoas, State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, 20º79’S, 51º65’W; depth not listed; F. P. L. Marques et al.; 15 Dec 2003.
Notes: Cut on right portion of abdominal cavity. Small skin damage on the right dorsal disc.
MZUSP 111917: BZ-17[MS03]; one juvenile male, 216 mm DW (approximately the same DW as cited in Loboda & Carvalho, 2013); Rio Paraná, subdistrict of Jupiá, municipality of Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil, 20º79’S, 51º65’W; depth not listed; F. P. L. Marques et al.; 15 Dec 2003.
Notes: Digestive tract removed. Bite scar on posterior left margin of disc. Cut on upper left portion of disc.
MZUSP 111919: BZ-35[MS03]; one adult female, 242 mm DW (cited as 236 mm DW in Loboda & Carvalho, 2013); Rio Paraná, subdistrict of Jupiá, municipality of Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil, 20º79’S, 51º65’W; depth not listed; F. P. L. Marques et al.; 16 Dec 2003.
Notes: Longitudinal cut on dorsal pre-caudal region. Digestive tract removed.
MZUSP 111920: BZ-37[MS03]; one adult male, 259 mm DW (approximately the same DW as cited in Loboda & Carvalho, 2013); Rio Paraná, subdistrict of Jupiá, municipality of Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil, 20º79’S, 51º65’W; depth not listed; F. P. L. Marques et al.; 17 Dec 2003.
Notes: Four bite scars on the margin of the disc: two small ones anteriorly and posteriorly on the right side, and two large ones on left posterior portion. Cut on right portion of abdomen.
MZUSP 111921: BZ-43[MS03]; one adult female, 309 mm DW (approximately the same DW as cited in Loboda & Carvalho, 2013); Rio Paraná, municipality Jupiá, municipality of Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil, 20º79’S, 51º65’W; depth not listed; F. P. L. Marques et al.; 17 Dec 2003.
Notes: Cut on right portion of abdomen. Superficial damage on left posterodorsal surface.
MZUSP 111923: BZ-51[MS03]; one juvenile female, 201 mm DW (approximately the same DW as cited in Loboda & Carvalho, 2013); Rio Paraná, subdistrict of Jupiá, municipality of Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil, 20º79’S, 51º65’W; depth not listed; F. P. L. Marques et al.; 16 Dec 2003.
Notes: Digestive tract removed. Cut on the right portion of abdomen.
MZUSP 111925: BZ-55[MS03]; one juvenile male, 200 mm DW (approximately the same DW as cited in Loboda & Carvalho, 2013); Rio Paraná, subdistrict of Jupiá, municipality of Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil, 20º79’S, 51º65’W; depth not listed; F. P. L. Marques et al.; 17 Dec 2003.
Notes: Tip of the rostrum slightly damage. Tail broken. Incision on right portion of abdomen.
description: Published as part of Lima, Arthur De, Loboda, Thiago Silva, Gianeti, Michel Donato, Silva, João Paulo Capretz Batista Da & Pinna, Mario De, 2023, Type specimens of Elasmobranchii in the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo (MZUSP), pp. 301-332 in Zootaxa 5296 (3) on pages 313-314, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5296.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7983829