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Narcinops westraliensis
(Mckay, 1966)
Banded numbfish
Classification: Elasmobranchii Torpediniformes Narcinidae
Reference of the original description
Studies on western Australian sharks and rays of the Families Scyliorhinidae, Urolophidae, and Torpedinidae. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia, 49(3), 65–82
Studies on western Australian sharks and rays of the Families Scyliorhinidae, Urolophidae, and Torpedinidae. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia, 49(3), 65–82
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Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Narcine westralensis, Narcine westraliensis
Narcine westralensis, Narcine westraliensis
Types
Narcinops westraliensis
Narcine westraliensis
Holotype: WAM: P.6963; Paratype: WAM: P.7031; WAM: P.7018; WAM: P.7009; WAM: P.7004; WAM: P.7005; WAM: P.7003; WAM: P.6999; WAM: P.6998; WAM: P.6996; WAM: P.6974; WAM: P.6971; WAM: P.6970; WAM: P.6969; WAM: P.6968; WAM: P.6967; WAM: P.6966; WAM: P.6965; WAM: P.6962; WAM: P.6961; WAM: P.6960; WAM: P.6957; WAM: P.6958; WAM: P.6955; WAM: P.6956; WAM: P.6953; WAM: P.6954; WAM: P.6951; WAM: P.6952; WAM: P.6950; WAM: P.6947; WAM: P.6948; WAM: P.5027; WAM: P.6946; WAM: P.7035; WAM: P.7033; WAM: P.7016; WAM: P.6997; WAM: P.6975; WAM: P.6973; WAM: P.6972; WAM: P.6964; WAM: P.6959; WAM: P.6949;
Narcinops westraliensis
Narcine westraliensis
Holotype: WAM: P.6963; Paratype: WAM: P.7031; WAM: P.7018; WAM: P.7009; WAM: P.7004; WAM: P.7005; WAM: P.7003; WAM: P.6999; WAM: P.6998; WAM: P.6996; WAM: P.6974; WAM: P.6971; WAM: P.6970; WAM: P.6969; WAM: P.6968; WAM: P.6967; WAM: P.6966; WAM: P.6965; WAM: P.6962; WAM: P.6961; WAM: P.6960; WAM: P.6957; WAM: P.6958; WAM: P.6955; WAM: P.6956; WAM: P.6953; WAM: P.6954; WAM: P.6951; WAM: P.6952; WAM: P.6950; WAM: P.6947; WAM: P.6948; WAM: P.5027; WAM: P.6946; WAM: P.7035; WAM: P.7033; WAM: P.7016; WAM: P.6997; WAM: P.6975; WAM: P.6973; WAM: P.6972; WAM: P.6964; WAM: P.6959; WAM: P.6949;
Description :
Citation: Narcinops westraliensis (Mckay, 1966): In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 11/2025
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Paratype of Narcinops westraliensis McKay, 1966 from off Western Australia (WAM P 7033–001, 195 mm TL adult female), in dorsal view. In: De Carvalho, M.R. (2008): New species of numbfishes from Australia, with a key to Australian electric rays of the genus Narcine Henle, 1834 (Chondrichthyes: Torpediniformes: Narcinidae). CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper, 22: 241-260
Paratype of Narcinops westraliensis McKay, 1966 from off Western Australia (WAM P 7033–001, 195 mm TL adult female), in dorsal view. In: De Carvalho, M.R. (2008): New species of numbfishes from Australia, with a key to Australian electric rays of the genus Narcine Henle, 1834 (Chondrichthyes: Torpediniformes: Narcinidae). CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper, 22: 241-260
Common names
Banded numbfish
Banded numbfish
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean: off Western Australia.
Eastern Indian Ocean: off Western Australia.
Biology
Found in the continental shelf (Ref. 7300, 75154). Feeds on benthic worms and other invertebrates.
Found in the continental shelf (Ref. 7300, 75154). Feeds on benthic worms and other invertebrates.
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=14816;
shark-references Species-ID=14816;
