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Narcinidae (Numbfishes)
Etymology: Discopyge: Greek, diskos = disc shape + Greek, pyge = tail (Ref. 45335); castelloi: Named for H.P. Castello.
Eponymy: Dr Hugo Patricio Castello is an Argentine zoologist, marine biologist and ichthyologist who gave the holotype of this electric ray to the describers, suggesting it might be new to science. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino pelagic-neritic; rango de profundidad 35 - 55 m (Ref. 114953). Tropical; 38°S - 45°S, 58°W - 66°W (Ref. 114953)
Southwest Atlantic: Necochea and Camarones (off Argentina).
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.7 cm TL (female)
Benthic on inner continental shelf. Smallest known size of newborn, still with umbilical scars is 9-10 cm TL. Rarely captured and life history unknown (Ref. 114953).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Menni, R.C., G. Rincón and M.L. García, 2009. Discopyge castelloi sp. Nov. (Torpediniformes, Narcinidae), una nueva especie de raya eléctrica del Mar Argentino. Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia", n.s.,10(1):161-171. (Ref. 81090)
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 = 0.7500 [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) |
3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (21 of 100). 🛈 |