Heliotrygon rosai
Species of cartilaginous fish
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Heliotrygon rosai, or Rosa's round ray, is a species of freshwater fish in the family Potamotrygonidae. It is native to the Amazon basin (Marajó to Peru) in South America.[2] Its maximum disc width is 80 cm (2.6 ft) and the stinger is greatly reduced, rendering it virtually harmless.[2] It is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN red list.
| Heliotrygon rosai | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Potamotrygonidae |
| Genus: | Heliotrygon |
| Species: | H. rosai |
| Binomial name | |
| Heliotrygon rosai M. R. de Carvalho & Lovejoy, 2011 | |
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