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- Title
Stingers in a strange land: South American freshwater stingrays (Potamotrygonidae) in Singapore.
- Authors
Ng, Heok; Tan, Heok; Yeo, Darren; Ng, Peter
- Abstract
South American freshwater stingrays of the family Potamotrygonidae have long been popular worldwide as ornamentals in the aquarium trade. Despite this, there have so far not been any reported cases of their establishment elsewhere in the world. Here, we document the ocellate river stingray, Potamotrygon motoro, as having established itself in Singapore. This represents the first alien record of a South American freshwater stingray outside the Neotropics.
- Subjects
SINGAPORE; STINGRAYS; FRESHWATER fishes; ANIMAL introduction; BIOLOGICAL invasions; POTAMOTRYGON; AQUARIUMS; ORNAMENTAL fishes
- Publication
Biological Invasions, 2010, Vol 12, Issue 8, p2385
- ISSN
1387-3547
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10530-009-9663-5