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Narcinops nelsoni (Carvalho, 2008)

Eastern numbfish
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Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes(Γένος, Είδη) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Ελασμοβράγχιοι (καρχαρίες και σαλάχια) (sharks and rays) > Torpediniformes (Electric rays) > Narcinidae (Numbfishes)
Etymology: nelsoni: Named after Gareth Jon Nelson, who was my PhD advisor at the American Museum of Natural History (New York), in honor of his very unique and meaningful contributions to both ichthyology and comparative biology in general..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Οικολογία

Θαλασσινό(ά) βενθοπελαγικό; εύρος βάθους 140 - 540 m (Ref. 76955). Tropical; 16°S - 24°S, 147°E - 155°E (Ref. 114953)

Κατανομή Χώρες | Περιοχές FAO | Οικοσυστήματα | Παρουσίες | Point map | Εισαγωγές | Faunafri

Southwest Pacific: eastern Australia, probably more widespread in the Coral Sea

Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age

Maturity: Lm ?, range 19 - ? cm
Max length : 31.3 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 76955); 34.8 cm TL (female)

Βιολογία     Γλωσσάρι (π.χ. epibenthic)

Maturity size reaches ca. 26 cm TL; born at ca. 8 cm TL. Biology little known (Ref. 114953).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Αναπαραγωγή | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Προνύμφες

Main reference Upload your references | Αναφορές | Συντονιστής : Carvalho, Marcelo | Συνεργάτες

Last, P.R., W.T. White, M.R. de Carvalho, B. Séret, M.F.W. Stehmann and G.J.P. Naylor, 2016. Rays of the world. CSIRO Publishing, Comstock Publishing Associates. i-ix + 1-790. (Ref. 114953)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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