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Narcine (Electric ray)

Synonyms: Syrrhaxis

Wikipedia Abstract

Narcine is a genus of electric rays in the family Narcinidae. These 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.
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Species

Narcine atzi (Atz's Numbfish) (Vulnerable)
Narcine baliensis
Narcine bancroftii (Lesser electric ray)
Narcine brasiliensis (Trembler)
Narcine brevilabiata (Shortlip electric ray) (Vulnerable)
Narcine brunnea (Brown electric ray)
Narcine entemedor (Cortez electric ray) (Vulnerable)
Narcine insolita (Madagascar Numbfish)
Narcine lasti (Western numbfish)
Narcine leoparda (Leopard Numbfish) (Vulnerable)
Narcine lingula (Chinese numbfish) (Vulnerable)
Narcine maculata (Maculated electric ray) (Vulnerable)
Narcine molini
Narcine nelsoni (Eastern numbfish)
Narcine nigra
Narcine oculifera (Bigeye Electric Ray)
Narcine olisiponensis
Narcine ornata (Ornate Numbfish)
Narcine prodorsalis (Tonkin electric ray) (Endangered)
Narcine rierai (Mozambique electric ray)
Narcine tasmaniensis (Electric ray)
Narcine timlei (Spotted numbfish) (Vulnerable)
Narcine vermiculatus (Vermiculate electric ray)
Narcine westraliensis (Banded numbfish)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0