Bigtooth river stingray
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The bigtooth river stingray or Tocantins River ray (Potamotrygon henlei) is a species of freshwater fish in the family Potamotrygonidae.[3] It is endemic to the lower Tocantins basin and Araguaia basin in Brazil,[4] and prefers muddy bottoms.[1] It is sometimes kept in aquaria.[1] This stingray is generally common and its population increased after the Tucuruí Dam was completed, unlike many other species in its range.[1]
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Bigtooth river stingray | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Superorder: | Batoidea |
Order: | Myliobatiformes |
Family: | Potamotrygonidae |
Genus: | Potamotrygon |
Species: | P. henlei |
Binomial name | |
Potamotrygon henlei (Castelnau, 1855) | |
Synonyms | |
Trygon henlei Castelnau, 1855 |
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