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Narcine atzi
Carvalho & Randall, 2003
Classification: Elasmobranchii Torpediniformes Narcinidae
Reference of the original description
Numbfishes from the Arabian Sea and surrounding gulfs, with the description of a new species from Oman (Chondrichthyes: Torpediniformes: Narcinidae). Ichthyological Research, 50(1), 59–66
Numbfishes from the Arabian Sea and surrounding gulfs, with the description of a new species from Oman (Chondrichthyes: Torpediniformes: Narcinidae). Ichthyological Research, 50(1), 59–66
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Description :
Citation: Narcine atzi Carvalho & Randall, 2003: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 11/2024
Short Description
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).
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).
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: Gulf of Oman and from both sides of the Bay of Bengal.
Western Indian Ocean: Gulf of Oman and from both sides of the Bay of Bengal.
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=4022;
shark-references Species-ID=4022;
