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