''Paratrygon'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
cartilaginous fish
Chondrichthyes (; ) is a class that contains the cartilaginous fishes that have skeletons primarily composed of cartilage. They can be contrasted with the Osteichthyes or ''bony fishes'', which have skeletons primarily composed of bone tissue ...
in the
family
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Potamotrygonidae
River stingrays or freshwater stingrays are Neotropical freshwater fishes of the family (biology), family Potamotrygonidae in the Order (biology), order Myliobatiformes, one of the four orders of Batoidea, batoids, cartilaginous fishes related to ...
.
Species
There are currently 3 species:
*''
Paratrygon aiereba''
(Müller & Henle, 1841)
*''
Paratrygon orinocensis''
Loboda, Lasso, Rosa & De Carvalho, 2021
*''
Paratrygon parvaspina''
Loboda, Lasso, Rosa & De Carvalho, 2021
References
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Potamotrygonidae
Ray genera
Freshwater fish genera