Plesiotrygon
| Plesiotrygon | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Potamotrygonidae |
| Genus: | Plesiotrygon R. de S. Rosa, Castello & Thorson, 1987 |
| Type species | |
| Plesiotrygon iwamae R. de S. Rosa, Castello & Thorson 1987 | |
The genus Plesiotrygon is a small genus of freshwater stingrays in the family Potamotrygonidae endemic to the major river systems of South America, with two recognized species:[1]
Species
- Plesiotrygon iwamae R. de S. Rosa, Castello & Thorson, 1987 (Long-tailed river stingray)
- Plesiotrygon nana M. R. de Carvalho & Ragno, 2011 (Black-tailed antenna ray)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Plesiotrygon in FishBase. August 2013 version.
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