Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 100 - ? m (Ref. 114953). Tropical; 42°N - 0°N, 55°E - 143°E (Ref. 114953)
Indo-West Pacific; Oman (Arabian Sea) to north-east Asia (China and Japan).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9913); common length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 114953)
Found in continental waters, both inshore and offshore (Ref. 9913). Mainly feeds on crustaceans and polychaetes (Ref. 114953). Biology little known (Ref. 9913) but reported to produce 4-6 young each gestation (Ref. 114953). Adult males and females known at 15 cm TL; common size reported to reach 35 cm TL (Ref. 114953). The electric organs present on disc are used to stun the prey.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Compagno, L.J.V. and P.R. Last, 1999. Narkidae. Sleeper rays. p. 1443-1446. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9913)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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