Paratrygon

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Paratrygon is a genus of cartilaginous fish in the family Potamotrygonidae.[2][3]

Paratrygon
Paratrygon aiereba
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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There are currently three recognized species:[2]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Paratrygon". FishBase. February 2024 version.
  3. ^ 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.