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Blackspotted numbfish

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Chondrichthyes

Family
  
Narcinidae

Scientific name
  
Narcine timlei

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Torpediniformes

Genus
  
Narcine

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Narcine, Narcinidae, Tasmanian numbfish, Narke, Benthobatis

The blackspotted numbfish (Narcine timlei), also known as the black-spotted electric ray, Indian electric ray, largespotted numbfish, and spotted numbfish, is a species of numbfish in the family Narcinidae.

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Description

The blackspotted numbfish grows to a maximum length of 38 cm.

Distribution

This species is found in coastal regions and also offshore in the Indo-West Pacific, from Pakistan to the Philippines.

Parasites

Narcine timlei is host to a number of parasites including:

  • Charopinus narcinae Pillai, 1962
  • Caudacanthus narcini (Pillai, 1963)
  • Pseudocharopinus narcinae (Pillai, 1962)
  • Taeniacanthus narcini Pillai, 1963
  • References

    Blackspotted numbfish Wikipedia