Paratrygon aiereba, Discus ray

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Paratrygon aiereba (Müller & Henle, 1841)

Discus ray
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Elasmobranchii (tubarões e raias) (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 Ecologia


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