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Potamotrygon orbignyi 
Summary
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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Batoidea |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Potamotrygonidae |
| Genus: | Potamotrygon |
| Species: | P. orbignyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Potamotrygon orbignyi (Castelnau, 1855)
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Etymology edit
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.
References edit
- ^ Góes de Araújo, M.L.; Pinto de Almeida, M.; Rincón, G.; Charvet-Almeida, P.; Rosa, R.S. (2009). "Potamotrygon orbignyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T161609A5463698. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T161609A5463698.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Potamotrygon orbignyi summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
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