Potamotrygon schuhmacheri
| Potamotrygon schuhmacheri | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Potamotrygonidae |
| Genus: | Potamotrygon |
| Species: | P. schuhmacheri
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| Binomial name | |
| Potamotrygon schuhmacheri Castex, 1964
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Potamotrygon schuhmacheri, the Parana river stingray, is a species of fish in the family Potamotrygonidae. It is found in the Paraná and Paraguay River basins in Argentina, Paraguay, and possibly Brazil. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The fish is named in honor of a student in Castex' former high-school and a collaborator, Roberto Schümacher (1947–1964), who died in an accident.[2]
References
- ^ Garrone Neto, D.; Torres, Y.T.P.; Sayer, C.; Charvet-Almeida, P. (2024). "Potamotrygon schuemacheri[sic]". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024 e.T44593A2997295. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T44593A2997295.en. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (24 November 2018). "Family POTAMOTRYGONIDAE Garman 1877 (Neotropical Stingrays)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 7 December 2024.