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Narcinidae (Numbfishes)
Etymology: Narcine: Greek, narke = numbness (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: The original description has no etymology but it seems that ‘timle’ derives from a Malay name for this fish, as the authors write: “Hanc speciem Malaice Pulli Timilei i. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Bloch & Schneider.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / gama de distribuição
Ecologia
marinhas demersal. Tropical; 24°N - 8°S, 62°E - 116°E (Ref. 114953)
Indo-West Pacific: Arabian Sea (Pakistan) to South-East Asia (Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam and southern China).
Comprimento na primeira maturidade / Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?, range 14 - ? cm
Max length : 38.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 9912)
Subtrapezoidal disc, a uniform purplish-brown, brown, or tan dorsal coloration (devoid of any other markings), and wide, broadly rounded tooth bands (Ref. 49866).
Body shape (shape guide): other.
Found in continental waters, both inshore and offshore (Ref. 9912). Occurs over soft bottoms; feeds on bottom-living organisms; possesses electric organs (Ref. 68964). Biology little known (Ref. 9912). Gravid females produces 2-3 pups during each gestation. Males mature at ca. 14 cm TL; born at ca. 6 cm TL (Ref. 114953).
Ciclo de vida e comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
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)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Utilização humana
Pescarias: espécies comerciais; Aquário: Espécies comerciais
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
Descarregue XML
Fontes da internet
Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Temperatura preferida (Ref.
123201): 21.9 - 28.6, mean 27.1 °C (based on 1313 cells).
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): Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100).
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