Biology:Potamotrygon orbignyi

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Short description: Species of cartilaginous fish

Potamotrygon orbignyi
Potamotrygon national zoo2.jpg
At the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.
Scientific classification edit
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 species of 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.

References

  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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/161609/5463698. Retrieved 19 November 2021. 
  2. "Potamotrygon orbignyi summary page" (in en). http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Potamotrygon-orbignyi.html. 


Wikidata ☰ Q5033097 entry