''Potamotrygon tigrina'', also known as the tiger river stingray, is a species of freshwater ray in the family Potamotrygonidae. This Endangered species, endangered species is Endemism, endemic to Blackwater river, black- and Whitewater river (river type), whitewater rivers in the upper Amazon basin in northeastern Peru. It is sometimes kept in aquariums and has been bred in captivity, but it is generally a sensitive species. The tiger river stingray is closely related to ''Potamotrygon schroederi, P. schroederi'' of the Rio Negro (Amazon), Rio Negro–Orinoco. 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 (biology), synonym for the largespot river stingray (''P. falkneri''). The maximum size of the tiger river stingray is not known, but it reaches a disc width of at least and in captivity maturity is reached at a disc width of .

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* Potamotrygon, tigrina Freshwater fish of Peru Endemic fauna of Peru Fish of the Amazon basin Fish described in 2011 {{Chondrichthyes-stub