Potamotrygon orbignyi
Potamotrygon orbignyi | |
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At the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Superorder: | Batoidea |
Order: | Myliobatiformes |
Family: | Potamotrygonidae |
Genus: | Potamotrygon |
Species: | P. orbignyi
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Binomial name | |
Potamotrygon orbignyi (
Castelnau , 1855) | |
Synonyms | |
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Potamotrygon orbignyi, the smooth back river stingray, is a
river stingray in the family Potamotrygonidae. It is found in the Amazon and Orinoco River basins in South America.[2]
Etymology
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
- . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Potamotrygon orbignyi summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
- Media related to Potamotrygon orbignyi at Wikimedia Commons