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Narcinidae (Numbfishes)
Etymology: nelsoni: Named after Gareth Jon Nelson, who was my PhD advisor at the American Museum of Natural History (New York), in honor of his very unique and meaningful contributions to both ichthyology and comparative biology in general..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin benthopélagique; profondeur 140 - 540 m (Ref. 76955). Tropical; 16°S - 24°S, 147°E - 155°E (Ref. 114953)
Southwest Pacific: eastern Australia, probably more widespread in the Coral Sea
Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?, range 19 - ? cm
Max length : 31.3 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 76955); 34.8 cm TL (female)
Maturity size reaches ca. 26 cm TL; born at ca. 8 cm TL. Biology little known (Ref. 114953).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Last, P.R., W.T. White, M.R. de Carvalho, B. Séret, M.F.W. Stehmann and G.J.P. Naylor, 2016. Rays of the world. CSIRO Publishing, Comstock Publishing Associates. i-ix + 1-790. (Ref. 114953)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 15.6 - 21.4, mean 18.8 °C (based on 21 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01175 (0.00476 - 0.02897), 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 (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (25 of 100).