Jena

What species of Stingray is this (it was in a freshwater tank)

Hey guys what species of stingray is this that I too at smithsonian national zoo?
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This is definitely a Potamotrygon species, but it's hard to say which. My guess would be either P. leopoldi (which was signed there and has similar-looking spots), P. falkneri (which was also signed and can have highly variable spot patterns; so much so that some variants were initially classified as separate species) or P. motoro (which was not signed, but displays similar spots).
 

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