Paratrygon
| Paratrygon | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Paratrygon aiereba | |
Scientific 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.[2][3][4]
Species
There are currently seven recognized species:[2]
- Paratrygon aiereba J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841 (Discus ray)
- Paratrygon araguaia Loboda, 2026 (Araguaia discus ray)
- Paratrygon lucindai Loboda, 2026 (Tocantins discus ray)
- Paratrygon munduruku Loboda, 2026 (Tapajós discus ray)
- Paratrygon orinocensis Loboda, Lasso, Rosa & De Carvalho, 2021 (Orinoco discus ray)
- Paratrygon parvaspina Loboda, Lasso, Rosa & De Carvalho, 2021 (Small-spine discus ray)
- Paratrygon raonii Loboda, 2026 (Xingu discus ray)
References
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Paratrygon". FishBase. February 2024 version.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.