Animalia > Chordata > Elasmobranchii > Torpediniformes > Narcinidae > Diplobatis > Diplobatis pictus

Diplobatis pictus (Painted electric ray)

Synonyms: Diplobatis altenai; Diplobatis picta; Diplobatus pictus
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Wikipedia Abstract

The painted electric ray or variegated electric ray, Diplobatis pictus (sometimes misspelled picta), is a poorly known species of numbfish, family Narcinidae, native to the western Atlantic Ocean from southeastern Venezuela to the mouth of the Amazon River in Brazil. It is common on soft substrates at a depth of 2-120 meters.
View Wikipedia Record: Diplobatis pictus

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Diplobatis pictus

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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