Potamotrygon magdalenae

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]

Potamotrygon magdalenae
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Myliobatiformes
Family:	Potamotrygonidae
Genus:	Potamotrygon
Species:	P. magdalenae
Binomial name
Potamotrygon magdalenae Duméril, 1865
Synonyms
Taeniura magdalenae Duméril 1865