Blackspotted numbfish
| Blackspotted numbfish | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Torpediniformes |
| Family: | Narcinidae |
| Genus: | Narcine |
| Species: | N. timlei |
| Binomial name | |
| Narcine timlei (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Raja timlei | |
The blackspotted numbfish (Narcine timlei), also known as the black-spotted electric ray, Indian electric ray, largespotted numbfish, and spotted numbfish,[2] is a species of numbfish in the family Narcinidae.
Description
The blackspotted numbfish grows to a maximum length of 38 cm.[3]
Distribution
This species is found in coastal regions and also offshore in the Indo-West Pacific, from Pakistan to the Philippines.[3]
Parasites
Narcine timlei is host to a number of parasites including:
- Charopinus narcinae Pillai, 1962
- Caudacanthus narcini (Pillai, 1963)
- Pseudocharopinus narcinae (Pillai, 1962)
- Taeniacanthus narcini Pillai, 1963
References
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