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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Torpediniformes (Electric rays) > Narcinidae (Numbfishes)
Etymology: Narcine: Greek, narke = numbness (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: The original description has no etymology but it seems that ‘timle’ derives from a Malay name for this fish, as the authors write: “Hanc speciem Malaice Pulli Timilei i. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Bloch & Schneider.
Etymology: Narcine: Greek, narke = numbness (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: The original description has no etymology but it seems that ‘timle’ derives from a Malay name for this fish, as the authors write: “Hanc speciem Malaice Pulli Timilei i. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Bloch & Schneider.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; demersal. Tropical; 24°N - 8°S, 62°E - 116°E (Ref. 114953)
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
Indo-West Pacific: Arabian Sea (Pakistan) to South-East Asia (Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam and southern China).
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Subtrapezoidal disc, a uniform purplish-brown, brown, or tan dorsal coloration (devoid of any other markings), and wide, broadly rounded tooth bands (Ref. 49866).
Found in continental waters, both inshore and offshore (Ref. 9912). Occurs over soft bottoms; feeds on bottom-living organisms; possesses electric organs (Ref. 68964). Biology little known (Ref. 9912). Gravid females produces 2-3 pups during each gestation. Males mature at ca. 14 cm TL; born at ca. 6 cm TL (Ref. 114953).
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Main reference
Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Carvalho, Marcelo | Collaborators
de Carvalho, M.R. and J.E. Randall, 2003. Numbfishes from the Arabian Sea and surrounding gulfs, with the description of a new species from Oman (Chondrichthyes: Torpediniformes: Narcinidae). Ichthyol. Res. 50(1):59-66. (Ref. 49866)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Vulnerable (VU) (A2d); Date assessed: 09 October 2020
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Other (Ref. 10011)
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 21.9 - 28.6, mean 27.1 °C (based on 1313 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01175 (0.00470 - 0.02937), b=2.88 (2.66 - 3.10), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.1 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming fecundity<100).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100).