Taiwanese blind electric ray (Benthobatis yangi)

Scientific name: Benthobatis yangi Carvalho, Compagno & Ebert, 2003

The Taiwanese blind electric ray (Benthobatis yangi) is a marine fish of the family Narcinidae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, Taiwan.

Biology

Stomach contents include mud and the partial remains of an unidentified polychaete worm, plus unattached polychaete bristles and unidentified small white objects.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Benthobatis yangi
Family
Narcinidae (Numbfishes)
Order
Torpediniformes (Electric rays)
Class
Elasmobranchii (Sharks and Rays)
Maximum length
21.5
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Taiwan.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Vulnerable (VU) (A2d+4d)
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

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

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