Potamotrygon orbignyi
Potamotrygon orbignyi, or 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]
| Smooth back river stingray | |
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| At the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Potamotrygonidae |
| Genus: | Potamotrygon |
| Species: | P. orbignyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Potamotrygon orbignyi (Castelnau, 1855) | |
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Etymology
Illustration of Potamotrygon orbignyi by Castelnau.
The genus name Potamotrygon comes from the Greek words potamos (river) and trygon (sting ray).
References
- 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.
- "Potamotrygon orbignyi summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
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