Paratrygon is a genus of cartilaginous fish in the family Potamotrygonidae.[2][3]
| Paratrygon | |
|---|---|
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| Paratrygon aiereba | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Potamotrygonidae |
| Subfamily: | Potamotrygoninae |
| Genus: | Paratrygon A. H. A. Duméril, 1865 |
| Type species | |
| Trygon aiereba | |
Species
editThere are currently three recognized species:[2]
- Paratrygon aiereba (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841)
- Paratrygon orinocensis Loboda, Lasso, Rosa & De Carvalho, 2021
- Paratrygon parvaspina Loboda, Lasso, Rosa & De Carvalho, 2021
References
edit- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Potamotrygonidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Paratrygon". FishBase. February 2024 version.
- ^ Loboda TS, Lasso CA, Rosa RS, Carvalho MR (11 June 2021). "Two new species of freshwater stingrays of the genus Paratrygon (Chondrichthyes: Potamotrygonidae) from the Orinoco basin, with comments on the taxonomy of Paratrygon aiereba". Neotropical Ichthyology. 19 (2): e200083. doi:10.1590/1982-0224-2020-0083. S2CID 236301627.
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