Paratrygon

Paratrygon
Paratrygon aiereba
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Potamotrygonidae
Subfamily: Potamotrygoninae
Genus: Paratrygon
A. H. A. Duméril, 1865
Type species
Trygon aiereba

Paratrygon is a genus of cartilaginous fish in the family Potamotrygonidae.

Species

There are currently seven recognized species:

References

  1. ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Potamotrygonidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Paratrygon". FishBase. February 2024 version.
  3. ↑ 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) e200083. doi:10.1590/1982-0224-2020-0083. S2CID 236301627.
  4. ↑ Loboda, Thiago Silva (2026). "Four new species of neotropical freshwater stingrays of the genus Paratrygon (Myliobatiformes: Potamotrygonidae) from clear water rivers of the Amazon basin". Neotropical Ichthyology. 24: e250087. doi:10.1590/1982-0224-2025-0087. ISSN 1679-6225.