Plesiotrygon

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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 that are endemic to the major river systems of South America.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Plesiotrygon iwamae R. de S. Rosa, Castello & Thorson, 1987 (Long-tailed river stingray)
  • Plesiotrygon nana M. R. de Carvalho & Ragno, 2011

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Plesiotrygon in FishBase. August 2013 version.
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