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Heliotrygon

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Potamotrygonidae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Chondrichthyes

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Stingrays

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Similar
  
Plesiotrygon, Paratrygon aiereba, Stingrays, Potamotrygon tigrina, Long‑tailed river stingray

The round rays (Heliotrygon) is a genus of freshwater stingrays in the family Potamotrygonidae. The genus is endemic to the Amazon basin in South America. Despite being discovered decades earlier, the genus was only scientifically described in 2011.

Species

  • Heliotrygon gomesi M. R. de Carvalho & Lovejoy, 2011 (Gomes's round ray)
  • Heliotrygon rosai M. R. de Carvalho & Lovejoy, 2011 (Rosa’s round ray)

    • References

    Heliotrygon Wikipedia
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