Narcine timlei

Species of cartilaginous fish From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Narcine timlei, the blackspotted numbfish, black-spotted electric ray, Indian electric ray, largespotted numbfish or spotted numbfish,[3] is a species of numbfish in the family Narcinidae.

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Chondrichthyes
Subclass:Elasmobranchii
Order:Torpediniformes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Torpediniformes
Family: Narcinidae
Genus: Narcine
Species:
N. timlei
Binomial name
Narcine timlei
(Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Synonyms

Raja timlei
Narcine microphthalma
Narcine maculata
Narcine macrura[2]
Narcine indica Henle, 1834

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Description

Narcine timlei grows to a maximum length of 38 cm.[4] Antimicrobial compounds can be found in Narcine timlei.[5] The epitopes of N.timlei have remained remarkably conserved throughout evolution.[6]

Distribution

This species is found in coastal regions and also offshore in the Indo-West Pacific, from Pakistan to the Philippines.[4] Narcine timlei is found in inshore marine waters and can withstand salinity up to 35 parts per thousand.[7]

Parasites

Narcine timlei is host to a number of parasites including:

  • Charopinus narcinae Pillai, 1962
  • Caudacanthus narcini (Pillai, 1963)
  • Pseudocharopinus narcinae (Pillai, 1962)
  • Taeniacanthus narcini Pillai, 1963

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