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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Superorder: | Batoidea |
Order: | Myliobatiformes |
Family: | Potamotrygonidae |
Genus: | Potamotrygon |
Species: | P. tigrina
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Binomial name | |
Potamotrygon tigrina M. R. de Carvalho, Sabaj Pérez & Lovejoy, 2011
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Potamotrygon tigrina, also known as the tiger river stingray, is a species of freshwater ray in the family Potamotrygonidae. [3] This endangered species is endemic to black- and whitewater rivers in the upper Amazon basin in northeastern Peru. [1] It is sometimes kept in aquariums and has been bred in captivity, but it is generally a sensitive species. [4] [5]
The tiger river stingray is closely related to P. schroederi of the Rio Negro– Orinoco. [2] Prior to the scientific description of the tiger river stingray, some used the name P. menchacai, but this is incorrect. P. menchacai is a synonym for the largespot river stingray (P. falkneri). [6]
The maximum size of the tiger river stingray is not known, but it reaches a disc width of at least 70 cm (28 in) and in captivity maturity is reached at a disc width of 48 cm (19 in). [4]
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Tiger river stingray | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Superorder: | Batoidea |
Order: | Myliobatiformes |
Family: | Potamotrygonidae |
Genus: | Potamotrygon |
Species: | P. tigrina
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Binomial name | |
Potamotrygon tigrina M. R. de Carvalho, Sabaj Pérez & Lovejoy, 2011
[2]
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Potamotrygon tigrina, also known as the tiger river stingray, is a species of freshwater ray in the family Potamotrygonidae. [3] This endangered species is endemic to black- and whitewater rivers in the upper Amazon basin in northeastern Peru. [1] It is sometimes kept in aquariums and has been bred in captivity, but it is generally a sensitive species. [4] [5]
The tiger river stingray is closely related to P. schroederi of the Rio Negro– Orinoco. [2] Prior to the scientific description of the tiger river stingray, some used the name P. menchacai, but this is incorrect. P. menchacai is a synonym for the largespot river stingray (P. falkneri). [6]
The maximum size of the tiger river stingray is not known, but it reaches a disc width of at least 70 cm (28 in) and in captivity maturity is reached at a disc width of 48 cm (19 in). [4]
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