Magdalena river stingray
Potamotrygon magdalenae (Duméril, 1865)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Potamotrygon magdalenae, the Magdalena River stingray, is a species of freshwater fish in the family Potamotrygonidae. It is found only in the Magdalena and Atrato basins in Colombia, but it is locally abundant and among the predominant fish species in its range. It is a small species of stingray with a typical disc width of about 20 cm (8 in), although it can reach up to 35 cm (14 in).
Wikipedia contributors, Potamotrygon magdalenae; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T11:00:42.541631+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Potamotrygon magdalenae (Duméril, 1865)
- Name authority
- (Duméril, 1865)
- Common name
- Magdalena river stingray
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Myliobatiformes
- Family
- Potamotrygonidae
- Genus
- Potamotrygon
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumChondrichthyes
- classElasmobranchii
- subclassNeoselachii
- infraclassBatoidea
- orderMyliobatiformes
- familyPotamotrygonidae Garman, 1877
- genusPotamotrygon Garman, 1877
- speciesPotamotrygon magdalenae (Duméril, 1865)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Potamotrygon. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Potamotrygon adamastor Fontenelle & Carvalho, 2017 | PotamotrygonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Potamotrygon boesemani Rosa, Carvalho & Almeida Wanderley, 2008 | PotamotrygonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Potamotrygon brachyura (Günther, 1880) | PotamotrygonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Potamotrygon constellata (Vaillant, 1880) | PotamotrygonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Potamotrygon henlei (Castelnau, 1855) | PotamotrygonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Potamotrygon humerosa Garman, 1913 | PotamotrygonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Potamotrygon jabuti Carvalho, 2016 | PotamotrygonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Potamotrygon limai Fontenelle, Da Silva & Carvalho, 2014 | PotamotrygonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Potamotrygon marinae Deynat, 2006 | PotamotrygonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Potamotrygon motoro (Müller & Henle, 1841) | PotamotrygonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Potamotrygon rex Carvalho, 2016 | PotamotrygonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Potamotrygon schroederi Fernández-Yépez, 1958 | PotamotrygonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Taeniura magdalenae Duméril, 1865 Duméril, 1865 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=881606 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4M4R6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.