Species details : Potamotrygon orbignyi (Castelnau, 1855)

Accepted scientific name:
Potamotrygon orbignyi (Castelnau, 1855) (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Potamotrygon orbignyi (Castelnau, 1855)
Synonyms:
Potamotrygon dumerilii (Castelnau, 1855) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Potamotrygon dumerilii (Castelnau, 1855)
Potamotrygon humerosus (non Garman, 1913) (misapplied name) 1 literature reference for Potamotrygon humerosus (non Garman, 1913)
Potamotrygon reticulatus (Günther, 1880) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Potamotrygon reticulatus (Günther, 1880)
Trygon d'orbignyi Castelnau, 1855 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Trygon d'orbignyi Castelnau, 1855
Trygon dorbignyi Castelnau, 1855 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Trygon dorbignyi Castelnau, 1855
Trygon dumerilii Castelnau, 1855 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Trygon dumerilii Castelnau, 1855
Trygon orbignyi Castelnau, 1855 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Trygon orbignyi Castelnau, 1855
Trygon reticulatus Günther, 1880 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Trygon reticulatus Günther, 1880
Common names:
Common name Transliteration Language Country
Netmønstret flodpigrokke - Danish Denmark Click here to show the literature reference
Engelvlekzoetwaterrog - Dutch Netherlands Click here to show the literature reference
Gladde zoetwaterrog - Dutch Netherlands Click here to show the literature reference
Liba spari - Dutch Suriname Click here to show the literature reference
Ruwe zoetwaterrog - Dutch Netherlands Click here to show the literature reference
Spar - Dutch Suriname Click here to show the literature reference
Tjoeboela - Dutch Suriname Click here to show the literature reference
Anglespot river stingray - English South Africa Click here to show the literature reference
Roughback river stingray - English South Africa Click here to show the literature reference
Smooth back river stingray - English South Africa Click here to show the literature reference
Ketjujokirausku - Finnish Finland Click here to show the literature reference
Ruusujokirausku - Finnish Finland Click here to show the literature reference
Laraie rivière - French French Guiana Click here to show the literature reference
Genetzer Süßwasserrochen - German Germany Click here to show the literature reference
奥氏江魟 Ao shi jiang hong Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature reference
奧氏江魟 Ao shih jiang hong Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature reference
Arraia - Portuguese Brazil Click here to show the literature reference
Raia - Portuguese Brazil Click here to show the literature reference
Raya dulceacuícola - Spanish Venezuela Click here to show the literature reference
Classification:
Kingdom Animalia CoL
Phylum Chordata CoL
Class Elasmobranchii FishBase
Order Myliobatiformes FishBase
Family Potamotrygonidae FishBase
Genus Potamotrygon FishBase
Distribution: South America: Widespread in Amazon and Orinoco River basins and in river systems in Suriname, Guyana and French Guiana.
Lifezones: Freshwater
Additional data: A widespread species that may require subdivision. Rosa (1985a) recognizes Potamotrygon dumerilli (Castelnau 1855) and Potamotrygon humerosus Garman 1913 as distinct species, but evidence given is meager. Larger specimens may weigh close to
Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Group expert : Carvalho, M., 19-May-2014
Source database: FishBase, Jan 2015   99%
Bibliographic citation: Froese R. & Pauly D. (eds) (2025). FishBase (version Jan 2015). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2015 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Kunze T., Flann C., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., eds). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/col. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-8858.
Online resource: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=50650
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:11a4c66e-ac8f-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401

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