| Narcinidae (Numbfishes) |
| 36.5 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; depth range 178 - 350 m |
| Eastern Indian Ocean: Australia (Western Australia to off the Northern Territory) and Arafura Sea (SE Indonesia, south of Tanimbar I.).. |
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This species is distinguished by the following characters: tail length as measured from cloaca much longer than disc width or length (means: tail length 53.7% of TL, vs. disc width 40.3% of TL and disc length 42.1% TL); nasal curtain much wider than long; colour pattern dorsally uniform light yellowish-brown, which is also present over preorbital snout region, no distinctive spotting or markings over disc and tail; low and inconspicuous lateral tail ridge, not resembling a distinct fold; mean preorbital snout length just over 10% of TL (Ref. 93928). |
| Usually found over sandy and muddy bottoms (Ref. 93928). |
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(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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