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Torpediniformes (Electric rays) >
Narcinidae (Numbfishes)
Etymology: Narcine: Greek, narke = numbness (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Edward Nathaniel Bancroft (1772–1842) was a British surgeon at St Georges, London (1805–1811). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Meio ambiente: milieu / Zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / faixa de distribuição
Ecologia
marinhas demersal; intervalo de profundidade ? - 35 m (Ref. 114953). Tropical; 35°N - 10°N, 97°W - 60°W (Ref. 114953)
Western Atlantic: North Carolina to northeastern Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sean and the islands of the West Indies. Not in Compagno's 1999 checklist (Ref. 35766). Reported in Brazil (Ref. 53431).
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 65.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 114953)
A benthic species on continental and insular shelves. Mainly feeds on invertebrates suction-fed off the bottom. Produces up to 16 embryos during each gestation. Maturity size of males at ca. 23 cm TL; birth size observed to be ca. 9 cm TL (Ref. 114953).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
de Carvalho, M.R., 1999. Systematic revision of the electric ray genus Narcine Henle, 1834 (Chondrichthyes: Torpediniformes: Narcinidae), and the higher-level phylogenetic relationships of the orders of elasmobranch fishes (Chondrichthyes). Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, the City University of New York. (Ref. 31157)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
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Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [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).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Baixo, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 4,5 - 14 anos (Assuming fecundity<100).
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (46 of 100).
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