EXTENSION OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF <i>Plesiotrygon nana</i> CARVALHO AND RAGNO 2011 (ELASMOBRANCHII: POTAMOTRYGONIDAE) FOR RIO TARAUACÁ, UPPER RIO JURUÁ, BRAZIL

The recently described freshwater stingray Plesiotrygon nana Carvalho and Ragno 2011 was observed in the Rio Tarauacá, a tributary of Rio Juruá, in the Brazilian Amazon. The specimens were similar to those examined in the original description of the species and are distinct from Plesiotrygon iwamae...

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Main Authors: Wallice Paxiuba Duncan, Marcos Gurgel Silva, Antônio Epifanio França, Rubia Neris Machado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Amapá 2017-03-01
Series:Biota Amazônia
Online Access:https://periodicos.unifap.br/index.php/biota/article/view/2720