Potamotrygon orbignyi

Potamotrygon orbignyi
	File:Potamotrygon national zoo2.jpg
	At the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.
Conservation status
	Least Concern; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Myliobatiformes
Family:	Potamotrygonidae
Genus:	Potamotrygon
Species:	P. orbignyi
Binomial name
	Potamotrygon orbignyi; (Castelnau, 1855)
Synonyms
	Potamotrygon dumerilii (Castelnau, 1855); Trygon orbignyi Castelnau, 1855; Trygon dumerilii Castelnau, 1855; Trygon reticulatus Günther, 1880;

Potamotrygon orbignyi, the smooth back river stingray, is a species of river stingray in the family Potamotrygonidae. It is found in the Amazon and Orinoco River basins in South America.^[2]

Etymology

Illustration of Potamotrygon orbignyi by Castelnau.

The genus name Potamotrygon comes from the Greek words potamos (river) and trygon (sting ray). The species name is in honor of Alcide Charles Victor Marie Dessalines d'Orbigny.^[3]

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