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Narke capensis (Cape numbfish; Onefin electric ray)

Synonyms: Astrape capensis; Raja capensis; Raja rapensis; Torpedo capensis
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Wikipedia Abstract

The onefin electric ray or Cape numbfish (Narke capensis) is a common but little-known species of electric ray in the family Narkidae, native to South Africa and Namibia. It is a benthic fish found in shallow coastal bays over sandy or muddy bottoms. This small species reaches 38 cm (15 in) in length, and has a nearly circular pectoral fin disc and a short, muscular tail that supports a large caudal fin. It can be identified by its single dorsal fin, which is located over the large pelvic fins. Its dorsal coloration is yellowish to dusky brown.
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Predators

Notorynchus cepedianus (Tiger shark)[1]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Bilacinia australis[1]
Nasobranchitrema pacificum[1]
Tetrancistrum nasonis[1]
Unilacinia asymmetrica[1]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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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