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Paratrygon aiereba (Müller & Henle, 1841)

Discus ray
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Venezuela country information

Common names: Raya
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known only in the clear water of the main channel of the Caño Guaritico. Common in the Venezuelan Ilanos (Ref. 27749).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ve.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Lasso, C.A., A. Rial B. and O. Lasso-Alcalá., 1997
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Myliobatiformes (Stingrays) > Potamotrygonidae (River stingrays) > Potamotrygoninae
Etymology: Paratrygon: Greek, para in the side of + Greek, trygon = a sting ray (Ref. 45335);  aiereba: Name from an old Tupi language referring to a specific type of marine stingray (possibly Styracura schmardae), which occurs on the coast of northeastern Brazil. As an adjective, the specific name also means smooth, unmarked, shallow..
  More on authors: Müller & Henle.

Issue
See name spelling and authorship in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Oct. 2012: Ref. 92135).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal.   Tropical

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