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Narcinidae Gill, 1862 - Electric Rays, Numbfish, Blind Torpedos [=Narcininae Gill, 1862, Discopygae Gill, 1862] Notes: Narcininae Gill, 1862P:387 [Ref FAMILY Narcinidae Gill, 1862 - electric rays, numbfish, blind torpedos [=Narcininae Gill, 1862, Discopygae Gill, 1862] Notes: Narcininae Gill, 1862p:387 [ref. 1783] (subfamily) Narcine [also as group? Narcinae] Discopygae Gill, 1862p:387 [ref. 1783] (group?) Discopyge [stem Discopyg- confirmed by Gill 1895:165 [ref. 31875]] GENUS Benthobatis Alcock, 1898 - blind torpedos [=Benthobatis Alcock [A. W.], 1898:144] Notes: [ref. 92]. Fem. Benthobatis moresbyi Alcock, 1898. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Benthobatis Alcock, 1898 -- (Fechhelm & McEachran 1984 [ref. 5227], Carvalho 1999:233 [ref. 23940], Carvalho et al. 1999:1435 [ref. 24638], Compagno 1999:486 [ref. 25589], Rincon et al. 2001:46 [ref. 25509], Carvalho & Séret 2002:395 [ref. 25996], Carvalho et al. 2002:138 [ref. 26196], McEachran & Carvalho 2003:519 [ref. 26985], Carvalho et al. 2003:926 [ref. 27551], Compagno & Heemstra 2007:43 [ref. 29194]). Current status: Valid as Benthobatis Alcock, 1898. Narcinidae. Species Benthobatis kreffti Rincon et al., 2001 - Brazilian blind electric ray [=Benthobatis kreffti Rincón [G.], Stehmann [M. F. W.] & Vooren [C. M.], 2001:49, Figs. 1-3, 6-8] Notes: [Archive of Fishery and Marine Research v. 49 (no. 1); ref. 25509] Off Cabo de Santa Marta Grande, southern Brazil, 27°25'S, 47°05'W, depth 504-527 meters. Current status: Valid as Benthobatis kreffti Rincón, Stehmann & Vooren, 2001. Narcinidae. Distribution: Western South Atlantic. Habitat: marine. Species Benthobatis marcida Bean & Weed, 1909 - blind torpedo [=Benthobatis marcida Bean [B. A.] & Weed [A. C.], 1909:677, Fig., Benthobatis cervina Bean [B. A.] & Weed [A. C.], 1909:679] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 36 (no. 1694); ref. 11653] Off southern Atlantic coast of the United States, 28°40'N, 78°46'W, Albatross station 2660, depth 504 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Benthobatis marcida Bean & Weed, 1909. Narcinidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. (cervina) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 36 (no. 1694); ref. 11653] Northeastern Atlantic off Florida, U.S.A., 29°41'N, 79°55'W, Albatross station 2664, depth 373 fathoms. Current status: Synonym of Benthobatis marcida Bean & Weed, 1909. Narcinidae. Habitat: marine. Species Benthobatis moresbyi Alcock, 1898 - dark blindray [=Benthobatis moresbyi Alcock [A. W.], 1898:145] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 2 (no. 8); ref. 92] Laccadive Sea, off Travancore coast, 7°17'30"N, 76°54'30"E, Investigator station 232, depth 430 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Benthobatis moresbyi Alcock, 1898. Narcinidae. Distribution: Northern Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine. Species Benthobatis yangi Carvalho et al., 2003 - Taiwanese blind electric ray [=Benthobatis yangi Carvalho [M. R. de], Compagno [L. J. V.] & Ebert [D. A.], 2003:928, Figs. 1-7] Notes: [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 72 (no. 3); ref. 27551] Off Tungkang [Tongkang], southwestern Taiwan, 22°28.0'N, 120°26.0'E. Current status: Valid as Benthobatis yangi Carvalho, Compagno & Ebert, 2003. Narcinidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Taiwan Habitat: marine. GENUS Diplobatis Bigelow & Schroeder, 1948 - electric rays [=Diplobatis Bigelow [H. B.] & Schroeder [W. C.], 1948:562] Notes: [ref. 301]. Fem. Discopyge ommata Jordan & Gilbert, 1890. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Diplobatis Bigelow & Schroeder, 1948 -- (Fechhelm & McEachran 1984 [ref. 5227], Compagno 1999:486 [ref. 25589], Carvalho & Séret 2002:395 [ref. 25996], Carvalho et al. 2002:138 [ref. 26196], McEachran & Carvalho 2003:519 [ref. 26985], Compagno & Heemstra 2007:43 [ref. 29194]). Current status: Valid as Diplobatis Bigelow & Schroeder, 1948. Narcinidae. Species Diplobatis colombiensis Fechhelm & McEachran, 1984 - Colombian electric ray [=Diplobatis pictus colombiensis Fechhelm [J. D.] & McEachran [J. D.], 1984:195, Fig. 12] Notes: [Bulletin of the Florida State Museum v. 29 (no. 5); ref. 5227] Off northwestern Colombia, 9°51'N, 76°09'W, Oregon II station 10211, depth 54 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Diplobatis colombiensis Fechhelm & McEachran, 1984. Narcinidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. Species Diplobatis guamachensis Martin Salazar, 1957 - brownband numbfish (no image available - author) [=Diplobatis guamachensis Martín Salazar [F. J.], 1957:2, Fig. 1] Notes: [Novedades cientificas. Serie zoológica [Museo de Historia Natural La Salle]. No. 21; ref. 12085] El Guamache, Gulf of Cariaco, Sucre, Venezuela, depth 18 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Diplobatis guamachensis Martín Salazar, 1957. Narcinidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. Species Diplobatis ommata (Jordan & Gilbert, in Jordan & Bollman, 1890) - bullseye electric ray, ocellated electric ray [=Discopyge ommata Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.], in Jordan & Bollman, 1890:151] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 12 (no. 770); ref. 2433] Off Pacific coast of Colombia, 8°06'30"N, 78°51'W, Albatross station 2797, depth 33 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Diplobatis ommata (Jordan & Gilbert, 1890). Narcinidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine. Species Diplobatis picta Palmer, 1950 - painted electric ray, variegated electric ray [=Diplobatis pictus Palmer [G.], 1950:480, Fig. 1, Diplobatis altenai Boeseman [M.], 1963:296, Fig. 1] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 12) v. 3 (no. 30) (art. 41); ref. 12968] Off Georgetown, Guyana. Current status: Valid as Diplobatis picta Palmer, 1950. Narcinidae. Distribution: Western central Atlantic. Habitat: marine. (altenai) [Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) v. 38 (no. 18); ref. 4211] 20 miles east of lightship, off Suriname River outlet, Suriname, depth 70-72 feet. Current status: Synonym of Diplobatis pictus Palmer, 1950. Narcinidae. Habitat: marine. GENUS Discopyge Heckel, in Tschudi, 1846 - apron rays [=Discopyge Heckel [J. J.], in Tschudi, 1846:32] Notes: [ref. 4469]. Fem. Discopyge tschudii Heckel, 1846. Type by monotypy. Authorship follows Kottelat 1987:52 [ref. 25858]. •Valid as Discopyge Heckel, 1846 -- (Fechhelm & McEachran 1984 [ref. 5227], Pequeño et al. 1988 [ref. 12550], Compagno 1999:486 [ref. 25589], Carvalho & Séret 2002:395 [ref. 25996], Carvalho et al. 2002:138 [ref. 26196], Compagno & Heemstra 2007:43 [ref. 29194], Menni et al. 2009:161 [ref. 30218]). Current status: Valid as Discopyge Heckel, 1846. Narcinidae. Species Discopyge castelloi Menni et al., 2008 - Castello ray (author) (no image available - author) [= Discopyge castelloi Menni [R. C.], Rincón [G.] & García [M. L.], 2008:162, Figs. 1-6] Notes: [Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, n.s.; ref. 30218] Frente a Necochea, 38°44'S, 58°44'W, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Current status: Valid as Discopyge castelloi Menni, Rincón & García, 2008. Narcinidae. Distribution: Southwestern Atlantic: off South America. Habitat: marine. Species Discopyge tschudii Heckel, in Tschudi, 1846 - apron ray [=Discopyge tschudii Heckel [J. J.], in Tschudi, 1846:33, Pl. 6, Torpedo chilensis Guichenot [A.], 1848:368] Notes: [Untersuchungen über die Fauna Peruana; ref. 4469] Heradura, a small bay between Huacho and Chancay, Peru. Current status: Valid as Discopyge tschudii Heckel, 1846. Narcinidae. Distribution: Southeastern Pacific, southwestern Atlantic. Habitat: marine. (chilensis) [Fauna Chilena.... in Gay.; ref. 1939] Coquimbo and Valparaíso, Chile. Current status: Synonym of Discopyge tschudii Heckel, 1846. Narcinidae. Habitat: marine. GENUS Narcine Henle, 1834 - numbfish, electric rays [=Narcine Henle [F. G. J.], 1834:31, Cyclonarce Gill [T. N.], 1862:387, Gonionarce Gill [T. N.], 1862:387, Syrraxis Bonaparte [C. L.] (ex Jourdan), 1841:puntata 160] Notes: [ref. 2092]. Fem. Torpedo brasiliensis Olfers, 1831. Type by subsequent designation. Also appeared (apparently later) in Henle 1834:311 [ref. 21447] and Müller & Henle 1841:129 [ref. 3069]. Type possibly designated by Bonaparte 1838:7 (of separate) [ref. 4979]. Spelled Narcina by Jordan & Seale 1905. •Valid as Narcine Henle, 1834 -- (Cappetta 1987:162 [ref. 6348], Nakaya in Masuda et al. 1984:12 [ref. 6441], Paxton et al. 1989:60 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:155 [ref. 22532], Heemstra in Smith & Heemstra 1995:vii [ref. 21953], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:60 [ref. 24550], Carvalho et al. 1999:1435 [ref. 24638], Compagno 1999:486 [ref. 25589], Carvalho 2001:561 [ref. 25603], Carvalho et al. 2002:137 [ref. 25894], Carvalho & Séret 2002:395 [ref. 25996], Carvalho et al. 2002:138 [ref. 26196], McEachran & Carvalho 2003:520 [ref. 26985], Compagno et al. 2005:63 [ref. 29145], Paxton et al. 2006:167 [ref. 28995], Compagno & Heemstra 2007:43 [ref. 29194], Carvalho 2008:242 [ref. 29690], Gomon 2008:102 [ref. 30616]). Current status: Valid as Narcine Henle, 1834. Narcinidae. (Cyclonarce) [ref. 1783]. Fem. Raja timlei Bloch & Schneider, 1801. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Type stated (name in parentheses in key) as "Narcine Timlei Henle" which is R. timlei Bloch & Schneider. •Synonym of Narcine Henle, 1834 – (Cappetta 1987:162 [ref. 6348], Compagno & Heemstra 2007:43 [ref. 29194]). Current status: Synonym of Narcine Henle, 1834. Narcinidae. (Gonionarce) [ref. 1783]. Fem. Narcine indica Henle, 1834. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Narcine Henle, 1834 -- (Cappetta 1987:162 [ref. 6348], Compagno & Heemstra 2007:43 [ref. 29194]). Current status: Synonym of Narcine Henle, 1834. Narcinidae. (Syrraxis) [ref. 512]. Masc. Narcine indica Henle, 1834. Type by monotypy.
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