Narcine
Narcine is a genus of electric rays in the family Narcinidae. These species have a rounded pectoral fin disc and two dorsal fins, the first usually smaller than the second and placed behind the pelvic fin bases. The tail is longer than the disc and has a lateral fold. The spiracles are close behind the eyes, the nasal flaps are merged into a flap in front of the mouth. The teeth are nearly flat, with a...
17 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 17 known species
Caribbean Electric Ray
speciesNarcine bancroftii
Giant Electric Ray
speciesNarcine entemedor
Brazilian Electric Ray
speciesNarcine brasiliensis
brown numbfish
speciesNarcine timlei
Vermiculate Electric Ray
speciesNarcine vermiculata
Chinese Numbfish
speciesNarcine lingula
Tonkin Numbfish
speciesNarcine prodorsalis
Smallspot Numbfish
speciesNarcine maculata
Leopard Numbfish
speciesNarcine leoparda
Indonesian Numbfish
speciesNarcine baliensis
Brown Numbfish
speciesNarcine brunnea
Shortlip Electric Ray
speciesNarcine brevilabiata
Bigeye Electric Ray
speciesNarcine oculifera
Narcine firma
speciesNarcine firma
Madagascar Numbfish
speciesNarcine insolita
Slender Electric Ray
speciesNarcine rierai
Atz's Numbfish
speciesNarcine atzi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 90143.