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Narcinidae (Numbfishes)
Etymology: Discopyge: Greek, diskos = disc shape + Greek, pyge = tail (Ref. 45335); castelloi: Named for H.P. Castello.
Eponymy: Dr Hugo Patricio Castello is an Argentine zoologist, marine biologist and ichthyologist who gave the holotype of this electric ray to the describers, suggesting it might be new to science. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino; distribuzione batimetrica 35 - 55 m (Ref. 114953). Tropical; 38°S - 45°S, 58°W - 66°W (Ref. 114953)
Distribuzione
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Southwest Atlantic: Necochea and Camarones (off Argentina).
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.7 cm TL (female)
Benthic on inner continental shelf. Smallest known size of newborn, still with umbilical scars is 9-10 cm TL. Rarely captured and life history unknown (Ref. 114953).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Menni, R.C., G. Rincón and M.L. García, 2009. Discopyge castelloi sp. Nov. (Torpediniformes, Narcinidae), una nueva especie de raya eléctrica del Mar Argentino. Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia", n.s.,10(1):161-171. (Ref. 81090)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [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): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (21 of 100).