Potamotrygon orbignyi

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Potamotrygon orbignyi
At the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this 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
  • 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

river stingray in the family Potamotrygonidae. It is found in the Amazon and Orinoco River basins in South America.[2]

Etymology

Illustration of Potamotrygon orbignyi by Castelnau.

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.

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