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Torpediniformes (Electric rays) >
Narcinidae (Numbfishes)
Etymology: Narcine: Greek, narke = numbness (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Edward Nathaniel Bancroft (1772–1842) was a British surgeon at St Georges, London (1805–1811). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino demersal; rango de profundidad ? - 35 m (Ref. 114953). Tropical; 35°N - 10°N, 97°W - 60°W (Ref. 114953)
Western Atlantic: North Carolina to northeastern Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sean and the islands of the West Indies. Not in Compagno's 1999 checklist (Ref. 35766). Reported in Brazil (Ref. 53431).
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 65.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 114953)
A benthic species on continental and insular shelves. Mainly feeds on invertebrates suction-fed off the bottom. Produces up to 16 embryos during each gestation. Maturity size of males at ca. 23 cm TL; birth size observed to be ca. 9 cm TL (Ref. 114953).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
de Carvalho, M.R., 1999. Systematic revision of the electric ray genus Narcine Henle, 1834 (Chondrichthyes: Torpediniformes: Narcinidae), and the higher-level phylogenetic relationships of the orders of elasmobranch fishes (Chondrichthyes). Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, the City University of New York. (Ref. 31157)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01175 (0.00470 - 0.02937), b=2.88 (2.66 - 3.10), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Nivel trófico (Referencia 69278) |
3.1 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resiliencia (Referencia 120179) |
Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (Assuming fecundity<100). |
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100). 🛈 |