| Porcupine river stingray | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Potamotrygonidae |
| Genus: | Potamotrygon |
| Species: | P. hystrix |
| Binomial name | |
| Potamotrygon hystrix (Müller & Henle 1834) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Trygon hystrix Müller & Henle 1841 |
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The porcupine river stingray, Potamotrygon hystrix, is a species of river stingray in the family Potamotrygonidae. It is found in the basins of the Paraná and Paraguay rivers.[2]