Potamotrygon boesemani
| Potamotrygon boesemani | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Potamotrygonidae |
| Genus: | Potamotrygon |
| Species: | P. boesemani
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| Binomial name | |
| Potamotrygon boesemani Rosa, Carvalho & Almeida Wanderley, 2008
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Potamotrygon boesemani, the Suriname freshwater stingray or Boeseman's river stingray, is a type of freshwater tropical ray found exclusively in a river shared by Suriname and Guyana.[1][2]
Description
[edit]This species can be distinguished from its congeners through several characteristics, such as the darker brown dorsal region, with irregular deep orange-red ocellated spots and encircled by irregular broad black rings; more intensely colored irregular ocelli; and the absence of ocelli on the tail.[2] The largest documented female specimen has a size of 42.7 cm disc width.[2]
Habitat & distribution
[edit]This stingray is endemic to Courantyne River in Suriname and Guyana.[1][2] There are no details about its habitat's depth, but it is suggested to inhabit shallow regions due to its discovery in the river drainage.[2] This species is sometimes captured and sold in either local or international exotic fish shop.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Potamotrygon boesemani: Rosa, R., Torres, Y.T.P. & Charvet, P.". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023-03-29. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2024-1.rlts.t188065333a188067184.en. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
- ^ a b c d e Rosa, Ricardo S.; Carvalho, Marcelo R. de; Wanderley, Cristiane de Almeida (March 2008). "Potamotrygon boesemani (Chondrichthyes: Myliobatiformes: Potamotrygonidae), a new species of Neotropical freshwater stingray from Surinam". Neotropical Ichthyology. 6 (1): 1–8. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252008000100001. ISSN 1679-6225.
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