Blackspotted numbfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Superorder: Batoidea
Order: Torpediniformes
Family: Narcinidae
Genus: Narcine
Species:
N. timlei
Binomial name
Narcine timlei
(Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Synonyms

Raja timlei
Narcine microphthalma
Narcine maculata
Narcine macrura[2]
Narcine indica Henle, 1834

Narcine timlei, the blackspotted numbfish, black-spotted electric ray, Indian electric ray, largespotted numbfish or spotted numbfish,[3] is a species of numbfish in the family Narcinidae.

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

  1. ↑ VanderWright, W.J.; Bin Ali, A.; Bineesh, K.K.; Derrick, D.; Dharmadi, Fahmi, Fernando, D.; Haque, A.B. (2021). "Narcine timlei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T161445A178201830. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T161445A178201830.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ Data Use Agreement - GBIF Portal Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ :: Ichthyological Society of Hong Kong :: 香港魚類學會 ::
  4. 1 2 Narcine timlei, Spotted numbfish: aquarium
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Zhang, Xing Mei; Liu, Gang; Sun, Man Ji (2001-03-23). "Synthetic antigenic decapeptides of human brain acetylcholinesterase cross-immunoreact with peptide-specific antibodies against Torpediniformes narcine timlei acetylcholinesterase". Brain Research. 895 (1): 277–282. doi:10.1016/S0006-8993(01)02010-8. ISSN 0006-8993. PMID 11259791. S2CID 33947039.
  7. ↑ 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.
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