Brownband numbfish

Diplobatis guamachensis

Brown bands conceal a bottom dwelling electric ray

Brown
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
South America
Medium
Tropical fish

The brownband numbfish (Diplobatis guamachensis) is a species of fish in the family Narcinidae found in eastern Colombia, Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago. Its natural habitat is open seas.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Electric Rays
Family: Narcinidae
Genus: Diplobatis
Maximum length: 20 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Western Central Atlantic: Trinidad to eastern Colombia, most common off Venezuela. Not in Compagno's 1999 checklist (Ref. 35766 ).
Conservation status: VUVulnerable

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