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Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) >
Torpediniformes (Electric rays) >
Narcinidae (Numbfishes)
Etymology: Discopyge: Greek, diskos = disc shape + Greek, pyge = tail (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Heckel.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 5 - 165 m (Ref. 38391). Subtropical; 15°S - 56°S, 76°W - 50°W (Ref. 114953)
Southeast Pacific: Peru and Chile (Ref. 5530). Southwest Atlantic: Uruguay and Argentina (Ref. 2806).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 53.8 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 38391); 44.2 cm TL (female); common length : 42.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 114953)
A benthic species found on continental shelf. Produces 2-5 pups during each gestation (up to 12 reported from Argentina). Segregates by sex. Maturity size for males at 23-29 cm TL, females probably smaller (at least in Argentina); birth size at 8-9 cm TL (Ref. 114953).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Menni, R.C., R.A. Ringuelet and R.H. Aramburu, 1984. Peces marinos de la Argentina y Uruguay. Editorial Hemisferio Sur S.A. Buenos, Aires, Argentina. 359 p. (Ref. 2806)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 7.3 - 14.9, mean 10.4 (based on 197 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01175 (0.00476 - 0.02897), b=2.88 (2.66 - 3.10), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming fecundity<100).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100).