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Narcinidae (Numbfishes)
Etymology: Narcine: Greek, narke = numbness (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas batidemersal; intervalo de profundidade 170 - 500 m (Ref. 114953). Deep-water; 2°N - 20°S, 35°E - 48°E (Ref. 114953)
Western Indian Ocean: central Somalia to at least Mozambique.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.1 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 11228)
Descrição breve
Morfologia | Morfometria
Shovel-shaped disc with a long tail (much longer than disc length); a longer-than-wide nasal curtain; slender tooth bands that are subtriangular in shape (Ref. 49866). Uniform light brown or golden-brown dorsally (Ref. 49866).
Known based on 11 specimens. Males mature at 26 cm TL; born at ca. 9 cm TL. Low fecundity based on two mid-term embryos (each just over 7 cm) found in right uterus of large female (Ref. 114953).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Heemstra, P.C., 1995. Additions and corrections for the 1995 impression. p. v-xv. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Revised Edition of Smiths' Sea Fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 11228)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)
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