Potamotrygon leopoldi

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Classis: Chondrichthyes
Subclassis: Elasmobranchii
Superordo: Rajomorphii
Ordo: Rajiformes
Superfamilia: Dasyatoidea
Familia: Potamotrygonidae
Genus: Potamotrygon
Species: Potamotrygon leopoldi

Name

Potamotrygon leopoldi Castex & Castello, 1970

Vernacular names
English: Xingu River ray
Português: Arraia-do-Xingu

The Xingu River ray or white-blotched river stingray, Potamotrygon leopoldi, is a species of fish in the Potamotrygonidae family. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Source

Rosa, R.S. & Araújo, M.L.G. 2000. Potamotrygon leopoldi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.