Narcine maculata (Shaw, 1804) Darkfinned numbfish |
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Darkfinned numbfish, Pari-karan hitam, Dark-spotted elctric ray, Electric ray, Numbfish, Pari ampai, Pari karan, Pari karas, Pari kebas, Pari letrik, Pari serban |
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Family: | Narcinidae (Numbfishes) | |||
Max. size: | 40 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 30 - 80 m | |||
Distribution: | Indo–West Pacific; Sri Lanka to south-west China (Hong Kong, Taiwan), and the Philippines. | |||
Diagnosis: | ||||
Biology: | Occurs in inshore continental waters (Ref. 9912). Biology little known (Ref. 9912). Size usually smaller to 35 cm TL. Males reaches maturity smaller than 28 cm TL; born at ca. 13 cm TL (Ref. 114953). Used in Chinese medicine (Ref. 12166). | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 05 May 2020 (A2d) Ref. (130435) | |||
Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
Country info: | Questionably from Pinang (Ref. 9912). |