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Narke (genus)

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Narkidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Order
  
Torpediniformes

Scientific name
  
Narke

Higher classification
  
Narkidae

Subclass
  
Elasmobranchii

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Similar
  
Electric ray, Japanese sleeper ray, Narkidae, Batoids, Numbray

Narke is a genus of electric rays in the family Narkidae, found in the western Indo-Pacific and off southern Africa. They have nearly circular pectoral fin discs and short, thick tails with large caudal fins, and can be identified by their single dorsal fin (a trait shared only by Typhlonarke within the family). There are three described species, as well as a fourth undescribed dwarf species from Taiwan.

Species

  • Narke capensis J. F. Gmelin, 1789 (Onefin electric ray)
  • Narke dipterygia Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (Numbray)
  • Narke japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 (Japanese sleeper ray)
  • References

    Narke (genus) Wikipedia