Bigtooth river stingray
| Bigtooth river stingray | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Potamotrygonidae |
| Genus: | Potamotrygon |
| Species: | P. henlei |
| Binomial name | |
| Potamotrygon henlei (Castelnau, 1855) | |
| Synonyms | |
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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 the Tocantins-Araguaia river basins in Brazil.[1] Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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References
- 1 2 Rincon, G. (SSG South America Regional Workshop, June 2003) (2004). "Potamotrygon henlei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved November 16, 2009.
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