Potamotrygon magdalenae
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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. magdalenae
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| Binomial name | |
| Potamotrygon magdalenae Duméril, 1865
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Potamotrygon magdalenae, the Magdalena River stingray, is a species of freshwater fish in the family Potamotrygonidae.[1] It is found only in the Magdalena and Atrato basins in Colombia, but it is locally abundant[1] and among the predominant fish species in its range.[2] It is a small species of stingray with a typical disc width of about 20 cm (8 in),[1] although it can reach up to 35 cm (14 in).[3]
References
- ^ a b c d Lasso, C., Mesa-Salazar, L., Sanchez-Duarte, P., Usma, S. & Villa-Navarro, F. 2016. Potamotrygon magdalenae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T161385A61472512. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T161385A61472512.en. Downloaded on 15 December 2016.
- ^ Sesana, Laura. Colombia Natural Parks. p. 316. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2017). "Potamotrygon magdalenae" in FishBase. February 2017 version.