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Narcinidae (Numbfishes)
Etymology: Narcine: Greek, narke = numbness (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Tropical, preferred ?
Indo-West Pacific: off Pakistan to the Gulf of Thailand.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 14 - ? cm
Max length : 22.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9912)
Found in continental waters, both inshore and offshore (Ref. 9912). Biology little known (Ref. 9912).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
de Carvalho, M.R., L.J.V. Compagno and P.R. Last, 1999. Narcinidae. Numbfishes. p. 1433-1442. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 3. Batoid fishes, chimaeras and bony fishes. Part 1 (Elopidae to Linophrynidae). FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9912)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
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