Narcine prodorsalis

Bessednov, 1966


Tonkin numbfish
Classification: Elasmobranchii Torpediniformes Narcinidae

Reference of the original description
Bessednov, L.N. (1966)
Electric rays of the genus Narcine Henle (Torpedinidae) of the Tonkin Gulf. Zoologichesky Zhurnal, 45, 77–82

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Types
Narcine prodorsalis
Holotype: Mus. Fish. Inst. Vladyvostok: 3601 (not ZIN);


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Citation: Narcine prodorsalis Bessednov, 1966: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024

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Narcine prodorsalis Bessednov, 1966, Godavari Estuary and Kakinada Bay on the East Coast of India, Bay of Bengal © Dr. Padmavathi Devarapalli, FishBase Collaborator 1675, Kakinada-533003, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA
Common names
eng Tonkin electric ray, eng Tonkin numbfish

Distribution
Western Pacific: off China to Java, Indonesia.

Size / Weight / Age
40.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 9912))

Habitat
demersal; marine; depth range 50 - 50 m (Ref. 9912)

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=4051;

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