Parana river stingray

Parana river stingray
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Potamotrygonidae
Genus: Potamotrygon
Species: P. schuemacheri
Binomial name
Potamotrygon schuemacheri
Castex, 1964

The Parana river stingray (Potamotrygon schuemacheri) is a species of fish in the Potamotrygonidae family. It is found in Argentina, Paraguay, and possibly Brazil. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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