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Lesser electric ray (Narcine bancroftii) fish species and information / pictures of Lesser electric ray - Narcine bancroftii
Lesser electric ray (Narcine bancroftii) fish species information
Scientific Name
Narcine bancroftii
Common Name
Lesser electric ray
Biology
Unknown
Classification
Classified By
Griffith & Smith, 1834
Class
Sharks and Rays (Elasmobranchii)
Order
Electric rays (Torpediniformes)
Family
Numbfishes (Narcinidae)
Distribution
Region
Western Atlantic
Distribution
Western Atlantic: North Carolina to northeastern Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sean and the islands of the West Indies. Not in Compagno's 1999 checklist (Ref. 35766). Reported in Brazil (Ref. 53431).
Range
Unknown
Environment
Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown
°C
Water Temperature To
Unknown
°C
Depth From - meters
Unknown
m
Depth To - meters
Unknown
m
Zone
demersal
Environment
Marine; demersal
Trophic Level
3.22 s.e. 0.40 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
False
Physical Size and Genetics
Maximum Length
Unknown
cm
Common Length
Unknown
cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)
Human Uses and Population
Human Uses
Unknown
Vulnerability
Low to moderate vulnerability (29 of 100)
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming fecundity
Threat To Humans
Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
Critically Endangered (CR) (A2abd+3bd+4bd)