Oval electric ray

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Oval electric ray
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Torpediniformes
Family: Narcinidae
Genus: Typhlonarke
Species: T. tarakea
Binomial name
Typhlonarke tarakea
Phillipps, 1929

The oval electric ray or slender legged torpedo, Typhlonarke tarakea, is a numbfish of the family Narcinidae, found around New Zealand on the continental shelf. Its length is up to 35 cm.

The oval electric ray is a very small poorly-known electric ray. Coloration is dark brown.

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