Lesser electric ray (Narcine bancroftii)

Scientific name: Narcine bancroftii Griffith & Smith, 1834

Lesser electric ray (Narcine bancroftii)

The Lesser electric ray (Narcine bancroftii) is a marine fish of the family Narcinidae.

Species facts

Scientific name
Narcine bancroftii
Family
Narcinidae (Numbfishes)
Order
Torpediniformes (Electric rays)
Class
Elasmobranchii (Sharks and Rays)
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
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. Reported in Brazil.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Critically Endangered (CR) (A2abd+3bd+4bd)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming fecundity

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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