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Sharks & rays

Emperor Ray

Potamotrygon boesemani Rosa, Carvalho & Almeida Wanderley, 2008

VU Vulnerable

Names

EnglishEmperor Ray
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese—
Scientific namePotamotrygon boesemani Rosa, Carvalho & Almeida Wanderley, 2008

About this species

Potamotrygon boesemani, the Suriname freshwater stingray or Boeseman's river stingray, is a type of freshwater tropical ray found exclusively in a river shared by Suriname and Guyana.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassElasmobranchii
OrderMyliobatiformes
FamilyPotamotrygonidae
GenusPotamotrygon

In Suriname

27Records in Suriname
1980First record
2018Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini25

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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