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Narcinidae (Numbfishes)
Etymology: Narcine: Greek, narke = numbness (Ref. 45335); oculifera: Named for its bulging eyes [oculus = eye; fera = to bear or carry].
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino bentopelágico; rango de profundidad ? - 25 m (Ref. 114953). Tropical; 11°N - 24°N, 50°E - 60°E (Ref. 114953)
Western Indian Ocean: Gulf of Oman and Gulf of Aden.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - 32.5 cm
Max length : 35.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 41511)
Descripción breve
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Vértebra: 109. Dorsal with irregular reticulated light brown to reddish-brown pattern over disc, pelvic fins and tail, demarcating white or creamy-white oval; reniform and circular spots of variable sizes over disc, and small white spots on dorsal and caudal fins. Eyes large and bulging. Circular spiracles with markedly elevated rims and complete antero-lateral margin. Interorbital distance greater than interspiracular distance. First dorsal fin greater than second in height. Individual teeth with small lateral cusplets; upper and lower tooth bands roughly equal in width and broadly rounded.
Body shape (shape guide): other.
Occurs above sandy bottom near rocky reef areas. Females reaches maturity at 32 cm TL, males at ca. 24 cm TL; born at ca. 12 cm TL (Ref. 114953).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
de Carvalho, M.R., L.J.V. Compagno and J.K.L. Mee, 2002. Narcine oculifera: a new species of electric ray from the gulfs of Oman and Aden (Chondrichthyes: Torpediniformes: Narcinidae). Copeia 2002(1):137-145. (Ref. 41511)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
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).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.1 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (Assuming fecundity<100).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100).
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