Narcine
| Narcine Temporal range: Eocene–Present[1] | |
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| Lesser electric ray (N. bancroftii) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Torpediniformes |
| Family: | Narcinidae |
| Genus: | Narcine Henle, 1834 |
| Type species | |
| Torpedo brasiliensis Olfers, 1831 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cyclonarce Gill, 1862
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Narcine is a genus of small electric rays in the family Narcinidae.
Description
Narcine species have a rounded pectoral fin disc and two dorsal fins, the first usually smaller than the second and placed behind the pelvic fin bases. The tail is longer than the disc and has a lateral fold. The spiracles are close behind the eyes; the nasal flaps are merged into a flap in front of the mouth. The teeth are nearly flat, with a central point.[2]
Species
There are currently 20 recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Narcine atzi M. R. de Carvalho & J. E. Randall, 2003 (Atz's numbfish)
- Narcine bancroftii E. Griffith & C. H. Smith, 1834 (Lesser electric ray)
- Narcine brasiliensis Olfers, 1831 (Brazilian electric ray)
- Narcine brevilabiata Besednov, 1966 (Shortlip electric ray)
- Narcine brunnea Annandale, 1909 (Brown numbfish)
- Narcine entemedor D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1895 (Giant electric ray)
- Narcine insolita M. R. de Carvalho, Séret & Compagno, 2002 (Madagascar numbfish)
- Narcine lasti M. R. de Carvalho & Séret, 2002 (Western numbfish)
- Narcine leoparda M. R. de Carvalho, 2001 (Leopard electric ray)
- Narcine lingula Richardson, 1846 (Chinese numbfish)
- Narcine maculata G. Shaw, 1804 (Darkfinned numbfish)
- Narcine nelsoni M. R. de Carvalho, 2008 (Eastern numbfish)
- Narcine oculifera M. R. de Carvalho, Compagno & Mee, 2002 (Bigeye electric ray)
- Narcine ornata M. R. de Carvalho, 2008 (Ornate numbfish)
- Narcine prodorsalis Besednov, 1966 (Tonkin numbfish)
- Narcine rierai Lloris & Rucabado, 1991 (Slender electric ray)
- Narcine tasmaniensis J. Richardson, 1841 (Tasmanian numbfish)
- Narcine timlei Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (Blackspotted numbfish)
- Narcine vermiculatus Breder, 1928 (Vermiculate electric ray)
- Narcine westraliensis McKay, 1966 (Banded numbfish)
See also
References
- ↑ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Chondrichthyes entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560.
- ↑ Day, Francis. (1889). The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. London: Taylor and Francis.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Narcine in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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