Potamotrygon limai, sp. nov., a new species of freshwater stingray from the upper Madeira River system, Amazon basin (Chondrichthyes: Potamotrygonidae) Author Fontenelle, João Pedro Author Da Silva, João Paulo C. B. Author De Carvalho, Marcelo R. text Zootaxa 2014 3765 3 249 268 journal article 46427 10.11646/zootaxa.3765.3.2 ba29ecfe-03c3-4b3c-ba46-a9811b550b3f 1175-5326 251744 62224480-B209-4D05-90F4-0739FBC44F3B

TABLE 1. Morphometric values for specimens of Potamotrygon limai, sp. nov. DW: Disc width; SD: Standard deviation.

PARAMETER	n	Holotype	Range Paratypes	Range Non–types	Mean	SD
		mm %DW	mm %DW	mm %DW	mm %DW	mm %DW
Total length (TL)	28	812.0 163.1	641.0–674.0 183.7–189.3	408–914 -	647.4 -	136.7 -
Disc length (DL)	30	488.0 98.0	351.0–379.0 100.6–106.5	232–662 98–107.8	396.7 103.7	104.9 2.4
Disc width (DW)	30	498.0 -	349.0–356.0 -	219–648 -	383.2 -	103.4 0.0
Interorbital distance	30	71.0 14.3	52.0–59.0 14.9–16.6	38–104 14.3–17.4	59.7 15.7	16.3 0.8
Interspiracular distance	30	77.0 15.5	60.0–61.0 16.9–17.2	42–114 15.0–19.2	64.2 16.8	17.9 1.0
Eye length	30	23.0 4.6	11.0–12.0 3.1–3.4	9–23 2.0–4.7	12.3 3.3	3.0 0.7
Spiracle length	30	34.0 6.8	22.0–28.0 6.2–7.9	19–51 6.2–9.6	28.1 7.4	8.1 0.7
Preorbital length	30	117.0 23.5	85.0–89.0 24.4–25.0	50–149 22.2–26.0	92.1 24.2	23.1 1.1
Prenasal length	30	78.0 15.7	53.0–58.0 14.9–16.6	36–94 13.6–17.8	59.6 15.7	14.8 1.0
Preoral length	30	112.0 22.5	78.0–81.0 21.9–23.2	53–139 21.2–25.9	86.8 22.7	23.1 1.1
Internarial distance	30	41.0 8.2	27. 0–34.0 7.7–9.6	19–54 7.0–10.8	32.8 8.5	9.1 0.8
Mouth width	30	42.0 8.4	28.0–32.0 7.9–9.2	19–47 7.0–11.1	32.3 8.5	8.0 1.1
Distance between 1st gill slits	30	118.0 23.7	83.0–89.0 23.6–25.0	60–171 22.8–28.7	95.1 24.7	28.0 1.4
Distance between 5th gill slits	30	89.0 17.9	60.0–64.0 16.9–18.0	43–121 16.6–21.7	69.9 18.1	21.0 1.2
Branchial basket length	30	78.0 15.7	52.0–58.0 14.9–16.3	37–106 12.5–18.4	60.3 15.8	16.9 1.2
Pelvic fin anterior margin length	30	122.0 24.5	80.0–89.0 22.9–25.0	55–156 22.9–29.2	96.1 25.2	24.9 1.5
Pelvic fins width	30	247.0 49.6	170.0–204.0 47.8–57.3	137–351 47.8–62.6	207.8 54.6	54.7 4.1
Clasper external length	18	56.0 11.2	42.0–44.0 12.0–12.4	13–56 4.4–13.4	34.6 10.2	14.0 3.3
Clasper internal length	18	78.0 15.7	57.0–62.0 16.0–17.8	26–78 8.7–18.4	49.7 14.7	17.1 3.6
Distance between cloaca and tail tip	30	386.0 77.5	331.0–346.0 94.8–97.2	200–413 72.9–100.0	311.7 86.3	59.3 8.2
Tail width	30	72.0 14.5	47.0–53.0 13.2–15.2	32–104 12.0–19.1	56.9 14.8	17.5 1.8
Snout to cloaca distance	30	409.0 82.1	297.0–319.0 85.1–89.6	196–553 80.8–96.3	330.7 86.5	86.9 3.4
Pectoral to posterior pelvic length	30	60.0 12.0	38.0–46.0 10.7–12.9	28–71 9.8–15.5	46.7 12.3	12.0 1.5
Distance from cloaca to sting origin	30	231.0 46.4	154.0–216.0 44.1–60.7	117–328 44.1–60.7	193.0 51.2	52.2 3.4
Caudal sting length	30	101.0 20.3	61.0–92.0 17.5 – 25.8	61–113 17.4–29.2	84.0 22.8	14.3 3.1
Caudal sting width	29	7.0 1.4	5.0 –9.0 1.4 – 2.5	4–11 1.3–2.5	6.3 1.7	1.7 0.3