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Narkidae
Ornate sleeper-ray
Electrolux addisoni
Divers see it feeding only by day
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Indian Ocean
- Africa
- Large
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
LargeThe ornate sleeper-ray (Electrolux addisoni) is a species of electric ray in the family Narkidae, and the only member of the genus Electrolux. It lives on reefs feeding on polychaete worms and small crustaceans, it has only been seen by divers to feed during the daytime. It is endemic to the coast of South Africa.
- Class
- Sharks and Rays
- Order
- Electric Rays
- Family
- Narkidae
- Genus
- Electrolux
- Maximum length
- 52 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Distribution
- Western Indian Ocean: South Africa from Coffee Bay (Eastern Cape Province) to Durban (KwaZulu-Natal)
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
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Order
Family
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