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Narcinidae (Numbfishes)
Etymology: Narcine: Greek, narke = numbness (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 20 - 70 m (Ref. 114953). Subtropical; 25°N - 3°N, 90°E - 123°E (Ref. 114953)
Northwest Pacific: off northern China, Viet Nam,Taiwan possibly including Philippines and from the Gulf of Thailand (de Carvalho, pers. comm.), probably more widely distributed. Probably synonymous to Narcine maculata. Indian Ocean: Bay of Bengal.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 32.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 114953)
A benthic species found offshore on inner continental shelf. Size usually smaller to 25 cm TL; birth size at ca. 8 cm TL (Ref. 114953).
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
de Carvalho, M.R., L.J.V. Compagno and P.R. Last, 1999. Narcinidae. Numbfishes. p. 1433-1442. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 3. Batoid fishes, chimaeras and bony fishes. Part 1 (Elopidae to Linophrynidae). FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9912)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
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