| Family: |
Narcinidae (Numbfishes) |
| Max. size: |
30 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 420 - 527 m |
| Distribution: |
Southwest Atlantic: off southern Brazil. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Deep water species on the continental slope. Feeds on worms, isopods and amphipods. The late-term embryos seem to gestate in a combined uterine/cloacal chamber. Produces up to 2 pups during each pregnancy. Maturity size of males at ca. 15 cm TL, females at 20 cm TL; birth size at ca. 10 cm TL. It is reported to be locally abundant as many individuals have been collected together in a single trawl (Ref. 114953). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 01 July 2019 (A2d) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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