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Benthobatis kreffti Rincón, Stehmann & Vooren, 2001 |
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photo by
Vaske Jr., T. |
| Family: | Narcinidae (Numbfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 30 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 420 - 527 m | |||
| Distribution: | Southwest Atlantic: off southern Brazil. | |||
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| Biology: | Deep water species on the continental slope. Feeds on worms, isopods and amphipods. The late-term embryos seem to gestate in a combined uterine/cloacal chamber. Produces up to 2 pups during each pregnancy. Maturity size of males at ca. 15 cm TL, females at 20 cm TL; birth size at ca. 10 cm TL. It is reported to be locally abundant as many individuals have been collected together in a single trawl (Ref. 114953). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 01 July 2019 (A2d) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||