Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Classis: Chondrichthyes
Subclassis: Elasmobranchii
Infraclassis: Euselachii
Division/Cohort: Neoselachii
Subdivision/Subcohort: Batoidea
Superordo: Batomorphii
Ordo: Myliobatiformes
Subordo: Myliobatoidei
Superfamilia: Dasyatoidea
Familia: Potamotrygonidae
Genus: Potamotrygon
Species: Potamotrygon orbignyi
Name
Potamotrygon orbignyi (Castelnau, 1855)
References
Primary references
Castelnau, F.L. 1855. Poissons. In: Animaux nouveaux or rares recueillis pendant l'expédition dans les parties centrales de l'Amérique du Sud, de Rio de Janeiro a Lima, et de Lima au Para; exécutée par ordre du gouvernement Français pendant les années 1843 a 1847 sous la direction du Compte Francis de Castelnau. Part 7, Zoologie. Paris (P. Bertrand). v. 2: i–xii + 1–112, Pls. 1–50. BHL Reference page. [see 102–103, Plate 49 Figur 1.]
Vernacular names
English: Smooth back river stingray
português: Arraia-de-Orbignyi
Potamotrygon orbignyi, the smooth back river stingray, is a species of river stingray in the family Potamotrygonidae. It is found in the Amazon and Orinoco River basins in South America.[2]
Etymology
Illustration of Potamotrygon orbignyi by Castelnau.
The genus name Potamotrygon comes from the Greek words potamos (river) and trygon (sting ray).
The species name is in honor of Alcide Charles Victor Marie Dessalines d'Orbigny.
References
Góes de Araújo, M.L.; Pinto de Almeida, M.; Rincón, G.; Charvet-Almeida, P.; Rosa, R.S. (2009). "Potamotrygon orbignyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T161609A5463698. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T161609A5463698.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
"Potamotrygon orbignyi summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
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