Heteronarce

Updated on Nov 22, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Subclass Elasmobranchii Family Narkidae Rank Genus		Phylum Chordata Order Torpediniformes Higher classification Narkidae
Similar Electric ray, Batoids, Typhlonarke, Narkidae, Benthobatis

Heteronarce is a genus of sleeper rays in the family Narkidae. This genus is found only in the western Indian Ocean along the coasts of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and India.

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:

Heteronarce bentuviai Baranes & J. E. Randall, 1989 (Elat electric ray)

Heteronarce garmani Regan, 1921 (Natal electric ray)

Heteronarce mollis Lloyd, 1907 (Soft electric ray)

Heteronarce prabhui Talwar, 1981 (Quilon electric ray)

References

Heteronarce Wikipedia

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