Distributions and Habitats: Narcinidae
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Distributions and Habitats: Narcinidae FAMILY Narcinidae Gill, 1862 - electric rays, numbfish, blind torpedos GENUS Benthobatis Alcock, 1898 - blind torpedos Species Benthobatis kreffti Rincon et al., 2001 - Brazilian blind electric ray Distribution: Western South Atlantic. Habitat: marine. Species Benthobatis marcida Bean & Weed, 1909 - blind torpedo Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. Species Benthobatis moresbyi Alcock, 1898 - dark blindray Distribution: Northern Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine. Species Benthobatis yangi Carvalho et al., 2003 - Taiwanese blind electric ray Distribution: Western North Pacific: Taiwan Habitat: marine. GENUS Diplobatis Bigelow & Schroeder, 1948 - electric rays Species Diplobatis colombiensis Fechhelm & McEachran, 1984 - Colombian electric ray Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. Species Diplobatis guamachensis Martin Salazar, 1957 - brownband numbfish Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. Species Diplobatis ommata (Jordan & Gilbert, in Jordan & Bollman, 1890) - bullseye electric ray Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine. Species Diplobatis picta Palmer, 1950 - painted electric ray Distribution: Western central Atlantic. Habitat: marine. GENUS Discopyge Heckel, in Tschudi, 1846 - apron rays Species Discopyge castelloi Menni et al., 2008 - Castello ray Distribution: Southwestern Atlantic: off South America. Habitat: marine. Species Discopyge tschudii Heckel, in Tschudi, 1846 - apron ray Distribution: Southeastern Pacific, southwestern Atlantic. Habitat: marine. GENUS Narcine Henle, 1834 - numbfish, electric rays Species Narcine atzi Carvalho & Randall, 2003 - Atzi ray Distribution: Gulf of Oman and Bay of Bengal. Habitat: marine. Species Narcine baliensis Carvalho & White, 2016 - Bali electric ray Distribution: Indonesia. Habitat: marine. Species Narcine bancroftii (Griffith & Smith, 1834) - lesser electric ray Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. Species Narcine brasiliensis (Olfers, 1831) - lesser electric ray Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. Species Narcine brevilabiata Bessednov, 1966 - shortlip electric ray Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: marine Species Narcine brunnea Annandale, 1909 - brown numbfish Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: marine. Species Narcine entemedor Jordan & Starks, in Jordan, 1895 - giant electric ray Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine. Species Narcine firma Garman, 1913 - firma numbfish Distribution: Habitat: marine. Species Narcine insolita Carvalho et al., 2002 - Madagascar numbfish Distribution: Madagascar. Habitat: marine. Species Narcine leoparda Carvalho, 2001 - leopard numbfish Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine. Species Narcine lingula Richardson, 1846 - Chinese numbfish Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: marine. Species Narcine maculata (Shaw, 1804) - darkfinned numbfish Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine. Species Narcine oculifera Carvalho et al., 2002 - bigeye electric ray Distribution: Western Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine. Species Narcine prodorsalis Bessednov, 1966 - Tonkin numbfish Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine. Species Narcine rierai (Lloris & Rucabado, 1991) - slender electric ray Distribution: Off Mozambique. Habitat: marine. Species Narcine timlei (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) - blackspotted numbfish Distribution: Philippines and South China Sea. Habitat: marine. Species Narcine vermiculata Breder, 1928 - vermiculate electric ray Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine GENUS Narcinops Whitley, 1940 - numbfishes, electric rays Species Narcinops lasti (Carvalho & Seret, 2002) - West Australian numbfish Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean off western and northwestern Australia and Arafura Sea. Habitat: marine. Species Narcinops nelsoni (Carvalho, 2008) - East Australian numbfish Distribution: Western Pacific: Queensland, Australia and Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine. Species Narcinops ornata (Carvalho, 2008) - ornate numbfish Distribution: Timor and Arafura seas: Queensland, Northern Territory and Western Australia. Habitat: marine. Species Narcinops tasmaniensis (Richardson, 1841) - Tasmanian numbfish Distribution: Australia. Habitat: marine. Species Narcinops westraliensis (McKay, 1966) - banded numbfish Distribution: Australia: Western Australia. Habitat: marine..