Parana river stingray

Conservation status

Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)

Scientific classification
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Animalia

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Chordata

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Chondrichthyes

Order:  |

Myliobatiformes

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Potamotrygonidae

Genus:  |

Potamotrygon

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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.

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