Heliotrygon rosai
Species of cartilaginous fish / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Heliotrygon rosai, or Rosa's round ray, is a species of freshwater fish in the family Potamotrygonidae. It is native to the Amazon basin (Marajó to Peru) in South America.[1] Its maximum disc width is 80 cm (2.6 ft) and the stinger is greatly reduced, rendering it virtually harmless.[1] It has not been evaluated by the IUCN red list.[2]
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Heliotrygon rosai | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Superorder: | Batoidea |
Order: | Myliobatiformes |
Family: | Potamotrygonidae |
Genus: | Heliotrygon |
Species: | H. rosai |
Binomial name | |
Heliotrygon rosai M. R. de Carvalho & Lovejoy, 2011 | |
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