Narcine timlei
| Blackspotted numbfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Batoidea |
| Order: | Torpediniformes |
| Family: | Narcinidae |
| Genus: | Narcine |
| Species: | N. timlei
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| Binomial name | |
| Narcine timlei (
Schneider , 1801) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Raja timlei | |
Narcine timlei, the blackspotted numbfish, black-spotted electric ray, Indian electric ray, largespotted numbfish or spotted numbfish,
Description
Narcine timlei grows to a maximum length of 38 cm.[4] Antimicrobial compounds can be found in Narcine timlei.[5] The epitopes of N.timlei have remained remarkably conserved throughout evolution.[6]
Distribution
This species is found in coastal regions and also offshore in the Indo-West Pacific, from Pakistan to the Philippines.[4] Narcine timlei is found in inshore marine waters and can withstand salinity up to 35 parts per thousand.[7]
Parasites
Narcine timlei is host to a number of parasites including:
- Charopinus narcinae Pillai, 1962
- Caudacanthus narcini (Pillai, 1963)
- Pseudocharopinus narcinae (Pillai, 1962)
- Taeniacanthus narcini Pillai, 1963
References
- doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T161445A178201830.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.)
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- ^ :: Ichthyological Society of Hong Kong :: 香港魚類學會 ::
- ^ a b Narcine timlei, Spotted numbfish: aquarium
- ^ Ravitchandirane, V (2009). "Evaluation of Antimicrobial Properties of Crude Extracts of Narcine Timlei (Bloch & Scheider-1801)". Journal of Pure & Applied Microbiology. 3 (1): 175–80 – via MN Khan.
- S2CID 33947039.
- ^ Roshith, C.M. (2016). "Electric Ray Narcine Timlei (Torpediniformes: Narcinidae) from Chilika Lagoon, Odisha, India". Current Science. 110 (8): 1408–10 – via Current Science Association.