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Narcinidae (Numbfishes)
Etymology: Discopyge: Greek, diskos = disc shape + Greek, pyge = tail (Ref. 45335); castelloi: Named for H.P. Castello..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Οικολογία
Θαλασσινό(ά); εύρος βάθους 35 - 55 m (Ref. 114953). Tropical; 38°S - 45°S, 58°W - 66°W (Ref. 114953)
Southwest Atlantic: Necochea and Camarones (off Argentina).
Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.7 cm TL (female)
Benthic on inner continental shelf. Smallest known size of newborn, still with umbilical scars is 9-10 cm TL. Rarely captured and life history unknown (Ref. 114953).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Αναπαραγωγή | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Προνύμφες
Menni, R.C., G. Rincón and M.L. García, 2009. Discopyge castelloi sp. Nov. (Torpediniformes, Narcinidae), una nueva especie de raya eléctrica del Mar Argentino. Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia", n.s.,10(1):161-171. (Ref. 81090)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Διαδικτυακές πηγές
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [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).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (21 of 100).