Blackspotted Numbfish [Narcine timlei]
Description
The Blackspotted Numbfish is a species of electric ray found in the Indo-West Pacific region. Its habitat includes marine, brackish, and freshwater environments. It has a rounded pectoral disc and a short tail with a small caudal fin. The body is light brown with dark spots. Like other numbfish, this species can generate electric shocks.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Chordates
Chordata
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|---|---|
| Class |
Cartilaginous Fish
Chondrichthyes
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| Order |
Electric Rays
Torpediniformes
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| Family |
Numbfishes
Narcinidae
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| Genus |
Numbfishes
Narcine
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