Potamotrygon adamastor Fontenelle & Carvalho, 2017

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), Zootaxa 5296 (3), pp. 301-332 : 310-311

Potamotrygon adamastor Fontenelle & Carvalho, 2017

Holotype: MZUSP 104662 ; adult female, 542 mm DW (approximately the same DW as cited in Fontenelle & Carvalho, 2017) ( Fig. 8 ); Rio Uraricoera —tributary of Rio Branco, Boa Vista municipality, Roraima state, Brazil; 3º22’52’’N, 60º35’44’’W; depth not listed; M. R. de Carvalho et al.; 21 Feb 2007.

Notes: Cut on right portion of abdomen; Cut on left gill openings; lateral corners of Meckel’s cartilage sectioned to allow opening of the mouth. Field no. AM 07-45.

Paratype: MZUSP 104664 : AM07-47 ; one adult female, 450 mm DW (same DW as cited in Fontenelle & Carvalho, 2017); Rio Uraricoera —tributary of Rio Branco, Boa Vista municipality, Roraima state, Brazil, 3º22’96’’N, 60º35’44’’W; depth not listed; M. R. de Carvalho et al.; 24 Feb 2007 .

Notes: Cut on right portion of abdomen; cut on left gill openings; lateral corners of Meckel’s cartilage sectioned to open the mouth; left clasper removed. Field no. AM 07-47.

Figures

FIGURE 8. Holotype of Potamotrygon adamastor (MZUSP 104662, female, 542 mm DW) in dorsal (left) and ventral (right) views.