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Narcinidae (Numbfishes)
Etymology: Narcine: Greek, narke = numbness (Ref. 45335); atzi: Named in honor of Dr. James W. Atz, Curator Emeritus of the Department of Ichthyology, of the AMNH, in recognition of his many contributions to different aspects of ichthyology (Ref. 49866).
Eponymy: Dr James Wade Atz (1915–2013) was Curator Emeritus Vertebrate Zoology and Dean Bibliographer, Department of Ichthyology at AMNH, which he joined (1964), having been Associate Curator of the New York City Aquarium (ca: 1959–1964). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Carvalho & Randall.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin démersal; profondeur ? - 27 m (Ref. 49866). Tropical; 25°N - 7°N, 58°E - 95°E (Ref. 114953)
Western Indian Ocean: Gulf of Oman and from both sides of the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 36.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 49866)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Dorsal coloration composed of numerous small dark brown spots, equal to or smaller than eye diameter, oval disc and tail regions and within spiracular walls, coupled with faint large blotches, fewer in number, on dorsal disc area; first dorsal fin clearly taller, and with a longer base, than second dorsal fin; preorbital snout length not as great as preoral snout length; upper and lower tooth bands subequal in width and broadly circular in shape (Ref. 49866).
Body shape (shape guide): other.
A benthic species in shallow coastal waters (Ref. 114953). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018. Maturity size for females at ca. 31 cm TL; birth size at ca. 11 cm TL (Ref. 114953).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
de Carvalho, M.R. and J.E. Randall, 2003. Numbfishes from the Arabian Sea and surrounding gulfs, with the description of a new species from Oman (Chondrichthyes: Torpediniformes: Narcinidae). Ichthyol. Res. 50(1):59-66. (Ref. 49866)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01175 (0.00470 - 0.02937), b=2.88 (2.66 - 3.10), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.1 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (Assuming fecundity<100).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100).
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