| Family: |
Narcinidae (Numbfishes) |
| Max. size: |
40 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 30 - 80 m |
| Distribution: |
Indo–West Pacific; Sri Lanka to south-west China (Hong Kong, Taiwan), and the Philippines. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Occurs in inshore continental waters (Ref. 9912). Biology little known (Ref. 9912). Size usually smaller to 35 cm TL. Males reaches maturity smaller than 28 cm TL; born at ca. 13 cm TL (Ref. 114953). Used in Chinese medicine (Ref. 12166). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 05 May 2020 (A2d) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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