Type specimens of Elasmobranchii in the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo (MZUSP)
Author
Lima, Arthur De
Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Nazaré 481, São Paulo, SP 04263 - 000, Brazil.
Author
Loboda, Thiago Silva
Departamento Acadêmico de Ensino (DAENS), Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Avenida Monteiro Lobato, s / n Jardim Carvalho, Ponta Grossa, PR 84016 - 210, Brazil.
Author
Gianeti, Michel Donato
Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Nazaré 481, São Paulo, SP 04263 - 000, Brazil.
Author
Silva, João Paulo Capretz Batista Da
Departamento de Sistemática e Ecologia, Centro de Ciências Exatas e da Natureza, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Castelo Branco, João Pessoa, PB 58051 - 900, Brazil.
Author
Pinna, Mario De
Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Nazaré 481, São Paulo, SP 04263 - 000, Brazil.
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2023-05-29
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http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5296.3.1
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10.11646/zootaxa.5296.3.1
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Potamotrygon limai
Fontenelle, Silva & Carvalho, 2014
Holotype
:
MZUSP 104031
; adult male,
477 mm
DW (cited as
498 mm
DW in
Fontenelle
et al.
2014
) (
Fig. 13
);
Represa Samuel
, district of
Itapo
„ do
Oeste
,
Rio Madeira
basin,
Rio Jamari
,
Amazon
basin,
Rondônia State
,
Brazil
,
9º4’33.96’’S
,
63º18’17.64’’W
; depth not listed;
F. P. L. Marques
et al.
;
May 2006
.
FIGURE 13.
Holotype of
Potamotrygon limai
(MZUSP 104031, male, 477 mm DW) in dorsal (left) and ventral (right) views.
Notes:
Fontenelle
et al.
(2014)
mistakenly cited this species as
MZUSP
103031. Specimen with an incision on left dorsal pectoral fin and damage on right posterior disc margin. Branchial arches on right side removed, caudal fin end damaged and mandibular arch sectioned on lateral margins. Incision on anteroventral portion of caudal fin. Field no.
AC
06-25.
Paratypes
:
MZUSP 104039
:
AC
06-39;
one adult
male,
352 mm
DW (approximately the same DW as cited in
Fontenelle
et al.,
2014
);
Represa Samuel
, district of
Itapo
„ do
Oeste
,
Rio Madeira
basin,
Rio Jamari
,
Amazon
basin,
Rondônia State
,
Brazil
,
9º4’33.96’’S
,
63º18’17.64’’W
; depth not listed;
F. P. L. Marques
et al.
;
May 2006
.
Notes:
Specimen with a cut on anterior ventral portion of caudal fin.
MZUSP 104040
:
AC
06-40;
one subadult
male,
347 mm
DW (cited as
356 mm
DW in
Fontenelle
et al.
, 2014
);
Represa Samuel
, district of
Itapo
„ do
Oeste
,
Rio Madeira
basin,
Rio Jamari
,
Amazon
basin,
Rondônia State
,
Brazil
,
9º4’33.96’’S
,
63º18’17.64’’W
; depth not listed;
F. P. L. Marques
et al.
;
May 2006
.
Notes:
Specimen with incision on anteroventral portion of caudal fin. Superficial damage to region posterior to eyes. Right clasper removed. Mandibular arch sectioned on lateral borders. End of tail damaged.
MZUSP 104041
:
AC
06-41;
one subadult
female,
364 mm
DW (cited as
356 mm
in
Fontenelle
et al.
, 2014
);
Represa Samuel
, municipal district of
Itapo
„ do
Oeste
,
Madeira Rio
basin,
Jamari Rio
,
Amazon
basin,
Rondônia State
,
Brazil
,
9º4’33.96’’S
,
63º18’17.64’’W
; depth not listed;
F. P. L. Marques
et al.
;
May 2006
.
Notes:
Specimen with discolouration on anterior right margin of disc. Mild damage on left dorsal portion of disc, posterior to the synarcual. Tail extending to medial portion of sting, damage on right ventral side. Right dorsomedial portion of caudal fin forming a ‘C-shaped’ scar.