Directed to range States of freshwater stingrays
Range States of freshwater stingrays (family Potamotrygonidae) are encouraged to include all species of concern*, as identified by the Animals Committee, in Appendix III, and consider options for including species in Appendix II.
*Species of priority concern as identified by the Animals Committee in the Annex to document AC28 Doc. 18:
– Paratrygon "aiereba" species complex (Amazon and Orinoco basins)
– Potamotrygon leopoldi (Amazon basin)
– Potamotrygon schroederi (Amazon and Orinoco basins)
– Potamotrygon brachyura (other catchment basins)
– Potamotrygon "motoro" species complex (all catchments)
Note that the priority species identified include both undescribed species and clusters of species.
Document status
Invalid
Number/Code
17.247
Primary category
Species specific matters
Decision group
17.246 to 17.249
Decision directed to
Others
Meeting
Seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties
Document type
Decision