Bigtooth river stingray

Bigtooth river stingray
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Potamotrygonidae
Genus: Potamotrygon
Species: P. henlei
Binomial name
Potamotrygon henlei
(Castelnau, 1855)
Synonyms

Trygon henlei Castelnau, 1855

The bigtooth river stingray or Tocantins River ray, Potamotrygon henlei, is a species of freshwater stingray in the family Potamotrygonidae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. ^ Rincon, G. (SSG South America Regional Workshop, June 2003) (2004). Potamotrygon henlei. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on November 16, 2009.