Potamotrygon orbignyi

Potamotrygon orbignyi
At the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Potamotrygonidae
Genus: Potamotrygon
Species:
P. orbignyi
Binomial name
Potamotrygon orbignyi
(Castelnau, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Potamotrygon dumerilii (Castelnau, 1855)
  • Trygon orbignyi Castelnau, 1855
  • Trygon dumerilii Castelnau, 1855
  • Trygon reticulatus Günther, 1880

Potamotrygon orbignyi, the smooth back river stingray, is a species of river stingray in the family Potamotrygonidae. It is found in the Amazon and Orinoco River basins in South America.[2]

  1. ^ Góes de Araújo, M.L.; Pinto de Almeida, M.; Rincón, G.; Charvet-Almeida, P.; Rosa, R.S. (2009). "Potamotrygon orbignyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T161609A5463698. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T161609A5463698.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Potamotrygon orbignyi summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 2017-03-24.

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