Biology:Potamotrygon schuhmacheri
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Short description: Species of fish
| Potamotrygon schuhmacheri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Batoidea |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Potamotrygonidae |
| Genus: | Potamotrygon |
| Species: | P. schuhmacheri
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| Binomial name | |
| Potamotrygon schuhmacheri Castex, 1964
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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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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
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