Sleeper torpedo (Crassinarke dormitor)

Scientific name: Crassinarke dormitor Takagi, 1951

Sleeper torpedo (Crassinarke dormitor)

The Sleeper torpedo (Crassinarke dormitor) is a marine fish of the family Narkidae. Native range: Western Pacific, southern Japan to the South China Sea.

Species facts

Scientific name
Crassinarke dormitor
Family
Narkidae (Sleeper rays)
Order
Torpediniformes (Electric rays)
Class
Elasmobranchii (Sharks and Rays)
Depth range
80 m (262 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 80 - 80 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Western Pacific: southern Japan to the South China Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
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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