Biology:Blackspotted numbfish
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| Blackspotted numbfish | |
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| Class: | Chondrichthyes
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| Species: | N. timlei
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| Narcine timlei (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
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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
Wikidata ☰ Q4668015 entry
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