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Narcinidae (Numbfishes)
Etymology: Narcine: Greek, narke = numbness (Ref. 45335); atzi: Named in honor of Dr. James W. Atz, Curator Emeritus of the Department of Ichthyology, of the AMNH, in recognition of his many contributions to different aspects of ichthyology (Ref. 49866).
Eponymy: Dr James Wade Atz (1915–2013) was Curator Emeritus Vertebrate Zoology and Dean Bibliographer, Department of Ichthyology at AMNH, which he joined (1964), having been Associate Curator of the New York City Aquarium (ca: 1959–1964). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Carvalho & Randall.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien demersaal; diepte ? - 27 m (Ref. 49866). Tropical; 25°N - 7°N, 58°E - 95°E (Ref. 114953)
Western Indian Ocean: Gulf of Oman and from both sides of the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 36.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 49866)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsal coloration composed of numerous small dark brown spots, equal to or smaller than eye diameter, oval disc and tail regions and within spiracular walls, coupled with faint large blotches, fewer in number, on dorsal disc area; first dorsal fin clearly taller, and with a longer base, than second dorsal fin; preorbital snout length not as great as preoral snout length; upper and lower tooth bands subequal in width and broadly circular in shape (Ref. 49866).
Body shape (shape guide): other.
A benthic species in shallow coastal waters (Ref. 114953). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018. Maturity size for females at ca. 31 cm TL; birth size at ca. 11 cm TL (Ref. 114953).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
de Carvalho, M.R. and J.E. Randall, 2003. Numbfishes from the Arabian Sea and surrounding gulfs, with the description of a new species from Oman (Chondrichthyes: Torpediniformes: Narcinidae). Ichthyol. Res. 50(1):59-66. (Ref. 49866)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Harmless
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (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).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): laag, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 4,5-14 jaar (Assuming fecundity<100).
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100).
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