Plesiotrygon | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Order: | Myliobatiformes |
Family: | Potamotrygonidae |
Genus: |
Plesiotrygon R. de S. Rosa, Castello & Thorson, 1987 |
Type species | |
Plesiotrygon iwamae R. de S. Rosa, Castello & Thorson 1987 |
Plesiotrygon is a small genus of freshwater stingrays in the family Potamotrygonidae endemic to the Amazon basin in South America, with two recognized species: Their maximum disc width ranges from 25 to 58 cm (10–23 in), but both species are very long-tailed.