Potamotrygon motoro

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dasyatoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Classis: Chondrichthyes
Subclassis: Elasmobranchii
Infraclassis: Euselachii
Division/Cohort: Neoselachii
Subdivision/Subcohort: Batoidea
Superordo: Batomorphii
Ordo: Myliobatiformes
Subordo: Myliobatoidei
Superfamilia: Dasyatoidea

Familia: Potamotrygonidae
Genus: Potamotrygon
Species: Potamotrygon motoro

Name

Potamotrygon motoro (Müller & Henle, 1841)

  • Syntypes: NMW ?77987 (1), ?78613 (1), ?78655 (1); ZMB 4662 (1).

Type locality: Cuiabá River, Brazil

Synonyms

Vernacular names

English: Ocellate river stingray
magyar: Folyami tüskésrája
日本語: オレンジスポットタンスイエイ
português: Arraia-de-rio
ไทย: ปลากระเบนโมโตโร่

References

  • Loboda, T.S.; de Carvalho, M.R. 2013: Systematic revision of the Potamotrygon motoro (Müller & Henle, 1841) species complex in the Paraná-Paraguay basin, with description of two new ocellated species (Chondrichthyes: Myliobatiformes: Potamotrygonidae). Neotropical ichthyology 11(4): 693–737. Full article (PDF) Reference page. 
  • Müller, J.P. & Henle, F.G.J. 1838–41. Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. Veit und Comp., Berlin. i–xxii + 1–200, 60 pls. [Pp. 1–28 published in 1838, reset pp. 27–28, 29–102 in 1839, i–xxii + 103–200 in 1841.] BHL Reference page. 
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