Potamotrygon orbignyi

Potamotrygon orbignyi
	At the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Order:	Myliobatiformes
Family:	Potamotrygonidae
Genus:	Potamotrygon
Species:	P. orbignyi
Binomial name
	Potamotrygon orbignyi; (Castelnau, 1855)
Synonyms
	Trygon orbignyi Castelnau, 1855; Trygon dumerilii Castelnau, 1855; Trygon reticulatus Günther, 1880;

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).

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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