Parana river stingray

Parana river stingray
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Order:	Myliobatiformes
Family:	Potamotrygonidae
Genus:	Potamotrygon
Species:	P. schuemacheri
Binomial name
Potamotrygon schuemacheri Castex, 1964

The Parana river stingray (Potamotrygon schuemacheri) 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.

Sources

• Charvet-Almeida, P.; de Almeida, M.P. (2004). "Potamotrygon schuemacheri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T44593A10911457. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44593A10911457.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44593/10911457. Retrieved 21 December 2017. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3283086 entry

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