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giant electric ray (Narcine entemedor)
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Narcinidae

giant electric ray

Narcine entemedor

Large electric ray over Pacific sand and reefs

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • South America
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Narcine entemedor, the giant electric ray or Cortez electric ray, is a species of numbfish, family Narcinidae, native to the eastern Pacific Ocean from the Gulf of California to Panama. It is found in shallow water on sandy bottoms and sometimes adjacent to reefs. This species is closely related to the lesser electric ray (Narcine bancroftii) from the western Atlantic, and may represent the same species.

Genus
Narcine
Maximum length
119 cm
Water
Marine
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to northern Peru.
Conservation status
VUVulnerable

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