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title: "Peacock River Stingray"
description: "Potamotrygon motoro — Peixes. The ocellate river stingray (Potamotrygon motoro), also known as the peacock-eye stingray or black river stingray, is a species of freshwater stingray in the family Potamotrygonidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/peacock-river-stingray
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Peacock River Stingray

> Potamotrygon motoro — Peixes. The ocellate river stingray (Potamotrygon motoro), also known as the peacock-eye stingray or black river stingray, is a species of freshwater stingray in the family Potamotrygonidae.

- Scientific name: *Potamotrygon motoro*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 606
- Wikidata: [Q1297913](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1297913)
- iNaturalist taxon: [110338](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/110338)

## Names

- en: Peacock River Stingray
- de: Pfauenaugen-Stechrochen
- es: Chucho de río
- nl: Pauwoogzoetwaterrog
- pl: Płaszczka plamista

## Countries with the most observations

SG (128), AR (38), BR (16), BO (13), CO (10), PE (9), PY (8), TH (5), UY (4)

## Summary

The ocellate river stingray (Potamotrygon motoro), also known as the peacock-eye stingray or black river stingray, is a species of freshwater stingray in the family Potamotrygonidae. It was the first species to be described in the family and is also the most widespread, ranging throughout much of the Río de la Plata, Amazon, Mearim and Orinoco basins in tropical and subtropical South America. It is sometimes kept in aquaria.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocellate_river_stingray

## Photo

![Peacock River Stingray](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/peacock-river-stingray/medium.jpg)

Photo: Diego Carús · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/33487379

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/peacock-river-stingray?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).