Potamotrygon orbignyi
Species of cartilaginous fish
Potamotrygon orbignyi | |
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At the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. | |
Conservation status | |
![]() Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Superorder: | Batoidea |
Order: | Myliobatiformes |
Family: | Potamotrygonidae |
Genus: | Potamotrygon |
Species: | P. orbignyi |
Binomial name | |
Potamotrygon orbignyi (Castelnau, 1855) | |
Synonyms | |
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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]
Etymology
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The genus name Potamotrygon comes from the Greek words potamos (river) and trygon (sting ray).
The species name is in honor of Alcide Charles Victor Marie Dessalines d'Orbigny.
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. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Potamotrygon orbignyi summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
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