Dwarf Antenna Ray
Plesiotrygon nana
Classification
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Myliobatiformes
- Family
- Potamotrygonidae
Plesiotrygon nana, the black-tailed antenna ray, is a species of freshwater stingray in the family Potamotrygonidae. It is native to the western Amazon basin in northeastern Peru, western Brazil (east to around the Purus mouth), southeastern Colombia, and possibly eastern Ecuador. It is found both in the mainstream of the Amazon and Putumayo Rivers and in smaller tributaries such as the Itaya and Pachitea Rivers.
Plesiotrygon est un genre de raies d'eau douce, originaire du bassin de l'Amazone.
Plesiotrygon nana es una de las 2 especies que integran el género de peces de agua dulce Plesiotrygon (denominadas comúnmente rayas de río de cola larga), perteneciente a la familia Potamotrygonidae. Habita en aguas cálidas del centro-oeste de América del Sur. Distribución Esta especie habita en la Amazonia peruana de la Cuenca amazónica, la que drena hacia el océano Atlántico.
Distribution
Sources and credits
DescriptionPlesiotrygon nana, Wikipedia contributorsMore from the same family
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