Blackspotted numbfish

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.

Blackspotted numbfish
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
Narcine microphthalma
Narcine maculata
Narcine macrura[1]
Narcine indica Henle, 1834

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
  1. Data Use Agreement - GBIF Portal Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  2. :: Ichthyological Society of Hong Kong :: 香港魚類學會 ::
  3. Narcine timlei, Spotted numbfish : aquarium
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