lesser electric ray

Narcine brasiliensis

Twin electric organs may signal socially

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
North America
South America
Other
Large
Tropical fish

Narcine brasiliensis, the Brazilian electric ray, or sometimes called the lesser numbfish, is a species of electric ray in the family Narcinidae. It is found mostly in the coastal waters of the southwest Atlantic from Brazil to northern Argentina, though smaller populations are found throughout the Caribbean and the South-Eastern American Coast.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Electric Rays
Family: Narcinidae
Genus: Narcine
Maximum length: 54 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: other
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Espirito Santo, Brazil to northern Argentina (Carvalho, pers. comm.). North Carolina, USA to Florida, northern Gulf of Mexico, central Lesser Antilles and Yucatan (Ref. 26938 ).
Conservation status: NTNear Threatened

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