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Narcinidae (Numbfishes)
Etymology: ornatus: Name from Latin 'ornatus' meaning handsome or beautiful, refers to its spectacular dorsal colour pattern.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 48 - 132 m (Ref. 76955). Tropical
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Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 18 - ? cm
Max length : 24.1 cm TL (female)
A benthic species found offshore on mid-continental shelf. Reaches maturity at ca. 18 cm TL. Biology little known (Ref. 114953).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Last, P.R., W.T. White, M.R. de Carvalho, B. Séret, M.F.W. Stehmann and G.J.P. Naylor, 2016. Rays of the world. CSIRO Publishing, Comstock Publishing Associates. i-ix + 1-790. (Ref. 114953)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5312 [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). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (14 of 100). 🛈 |