- Blackspotted numbfish
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Blackspotted numbfish Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Torpediniformes Family: Narcinidae Genus: Narcine Species: N. timlei Binomial name Narcine timlei
(Bloch & Schneider, 1801)Synonyms Raja timlei
Narcine microphthalma
Narcine macrura[1]
Narcine indica Henle, 1834The blackspotted numbfish (Narcine timlei), also known as the black-spotted electric ray, Indian electric ray, largespotted numbfish, and spotted numbfish,[2] is a species of numbfish in the family Narcinidae.
Description
The blackspotted numbfish grows to a maximum length of 38 cm.[3]
Distribution
This species is found in coastal regions and also offshore in the Indo-West Pacific, from Pakistan to the Philippines.[3]
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