Heliotrygon
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| Heliotrygon | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Potamotrygonidae |
| Genus: | Heliotrygon M. R. de Carvalho & Lovejoy, 2011 |
The Round rays (genus Heliotrygon) is a newly discovered genus of freshwater stingrays in the family Potamotrygonidae. The genus is endemic to the Amazon River and its tributaries in Brazil. It currently contains the following two species:
- Heliotrygon gomesi M. R. de Carvalho & Lovejoy, 2011 (Gomes's round ray)
- Heliotrygon rosai M. R. de Carvalho & Lovejoy, 2011 (Rosa’s round ray)
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Heliotrygon in FishBase. June 2011 version.
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