Kingdom Animalia Species P. aiereba Rank Genus Subclass Elasmobranchii | Family Potamotrygonidae Phylum Chordata Order Stingrays | |
Similar Plesiotrygon, Paratrygon aiereba, Heliotrygon, Stingrays, Elasmobranchii | ||
Paratrygon aiereba
Paratrygon is a monotypic genus of the cartilaginous fish in the family of Potamotrygonidae. The sole currently recognized species is Paratrygon aiereba, the discus ray, manzana ray or ceja ray, from the Amazon and Orinoco basins in South American, This large freshwater ray reaches up to 1.3 m (4.3 ft) in disc width and 60 kg (130 lb) in weight. Genetic evidence suggests that P. aiereba as presently defined is a species complex.
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Paratrygon aiereba
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