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Benthobatis marcida  Bean & Weed, 1909

Blind torpedo
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Elasmobranchii (hajar och rockor) (sharks and rays) > Torpediniformes (Electric rays) > Narcinidae (Numbfishes)
Etymology: Benthobatis: Greek, benthos = depth of the sea + Greek, batis, -idos = a ray (Raja sp.) (Ref. 45335);  marcida: From its loose skin and soft aspect ['marcidus' = withered or wasted].

Miljö / Klimat / Range Ekologi

; marina djupbottenlevande; djupintervall 200 - 923 m (Ref. 48493).   Deep-water, preferred ?

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Western Central Atlantic. South Carolina, USA to northern Cuba.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm WD hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 26340)

Short description Morfologi | Morfometri

Narrow protractile mouth. Caudal is oval shape. Greater length of head anterior to spiracles, union of margins of its pelvic fins to their tips with the sides of the tail. Soft body and skin (Ref. 6902). Light brown to yellowish-brown dorsal color pattern; white to yellowish-white ventral color pattern, sometimes with distinct yellow markings on posterior ventral disc surface, ventral pelvic fin area, and around mouth. Caudal fin length much less than 1/2 length of tail, roughly equal to 1/5 length of tail; relatively more pronounced upper and lower lobes with lower strongly convex. Distance between dorsal and caudal fins about equal to distance between first and second dorsal fins. Snout relatively short, generally less than 1/3 in disc-length (24% of disc length in 43.5 cm TL female, 25% in 48.5 cm TL), but never much greater than 1/3 as in B. moresbyi (ca 40% in lectotype); disc more rounded, not as elongated as in B. moresbyi (Ref. 48493).

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Inhabits neritic waters, on sandy bottoms. Solitary. Tiny eyes are covered with skin so that the species is blind (Ref. 557).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator : Carvalho, Marcelo | Medarbetare

Claro, R., 1994. Características generales de la ictiofauna. p. 55-70. In R. Claro (ed.) Ecología de los peces marinos de Cuba. Instituto de Oceanología Academia de Ciencias de Cuba and Centro de Investigaciones de Quintana Roo. (Ref. 26340)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Other (Ref. 10011)




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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805):  PD50 = 0.5625   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01047 (0.00388 - 0.02826), b=2.87 (2.64 - 3.10), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  3.2   ±0.4 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref. 69278):  Låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 4,5-14 år (Assuming fecundity<100).
Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (23 of 100) .