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Moterani says this ray is wild caught from the xingu so this rules out Henlei as that species is endemic to the Rio Tocantins.
Moterani, how confident are you that the person you got the ray from is telling the truth about the origin of this ray, definitely looks hybrid to me with a strong Motoro influence, could be P14 (RioTapajos) cross??
Moterani, how confident are you that the person you got the ray from is telling the truth about the origin of this ray, definitely looks hybrid to me with a strong Motoro influence, could be P14 (RioTapajos) cross??
IME unless you were present when the ray was caught with a map and a GPS the catch location is always dubious.
There seems also to be more than one 'species' of Henlii, having different mouth and teeth structures, and there may be more.
Also, "in the Amazon all things are possible" regarding what fish are found where. They can swim and all the 'borders' are soft ( Vs absolute)
Last year I was invited by Brazilian Univ. prof and his grad students to go there to study Henlii in a Xingu tributary ( I couldn't make it
) so........who knows? not me!
There seems also to be more than one 'species' of Henlii, having different mouth and teeth structures, and there may be more.
Also, "in the Amazon all things are possible" regarding what fish are found where. They can swim and all the 'borders' are soft ( Vs absolute)
Last year I was invited by Brazilian Univ. prof and his grad students to go there to study Henlii in a Xingu tributary ( I couldn't make it
) so........who knows? not me!