Paratrygon is a genus of cartilaginous fish in the family Potamotrygonidae.[1]
| Paratrygon | |
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| Paratrygon aiereba | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Batoidea |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Potamotrygonidae |
| Genus: | Paratrygon A. H. A. Duméril, 1865 |
| Type species | |
| Trygon aiereba (Müller & Henle, 1841)
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Species edit
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 edit
- ^ Loboda TS, Lasso CA, Rosa RS, Carvalho MR (11 June 2021). "Two new species of freshwater stingrays of the genus Paratrygon (Chondrichthyes: Potamotrygonidae) from the Orinoco basin, with comments on the taxonomy of Paratrygon aiereba". Neotropical Ichthyology. 19 (2). doi:10.1590/1982-0224-2020-0083. S2CID 236301627.
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