Biology:Potamotrygon schuhmacheri

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Potamotrygon schuhmacheri
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Superorder: Batoidea
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Potamotrygonidae
Genus: Potamotrygon
Species:
P. schuhmacheri
Binomial name
Potamotrygon schuhmacheri
Castex, 1964

Potamotrygon schuhmacheri, the Parana river stingray, is a species of fish in the family Potamotrygonidae. It is found in the Paraná and Paraguay River basins in Argentina , Paraguay, and possibly Brazil . Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The fish is named in honor of a student in Castex’ former high-school and a collaborator, Roberto Schümacher (1947–1964), who died in an accident.[2]


References

  1. Charvet-Almeida, P.; de Almeida, M.P. (2004). "Potamotrygon schuemacheri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T44593A10911457. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44593A10911457.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44593/10911457. Retrieved 21 December 2017. 
  2. "Order MYLIOBATIFORMES (Stingrays)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/myliobatiformes/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3283086 entry