| Potamotrygon magdalenae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Potamotrygonidae |
| Genus: | Potamotrygon |
| Species: | P. magdalenae |
| Binomial name | |
| Potamotrygon magdalenae Duméril, 1865 | |
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Potamotrygon magdalenae, the Magdalena River stingray, is a species of freshwater fish in the family Potamotrygonidae. [1] It is found only in the Magdalena and Atrato basins in Colombia, but it is locally abundant [1] and among the predominant fish species in its range. [2] It is a small species of stingray with a typical disc width of about 20 cm (8 in), [1] although it can reach up to 35 cm (14 in). [3]