Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Classis: Chondrichthyes
Subclassis: Elasmobranchii
Superordo: Rajomorphii
Ordo: Torpediniformes
Familia: Narcinidae
Genus: Narcine
Species: N. atzi – N. baliensis – N. bancroftii – N. brasilensis – N. brevilabiata – N. brunnea – N. entemedor – N. insolita – N. lasti – N. leoparda – N. lingula – N. maculata – †N. molini – N. nelsoni – N. oculifera – N. ornata – N. prodorsalis – N. rierai – N. tasmaniensis – N. timlei – N. vermiculatus – N. westraliensis
Name
Narcine Henle, 1834
Type species: Torpedo brasiliensis Olfers, 1831
Etymology: from narke (= numbness), ancient Greek word used for any electric ray, based on their ability to cause a numbing sensation. (From: The ETYFish project)
Synonyms
Cyclonarce Gill, 1862
Gonionarce Gill, 1862
Narcinops Whitley, 1940
Syrraxis Bonaparte, 1841
References
Primary references
Henle, F.G.J. 1834. Ueber Narcine, eine neue Gattung electrischer Rochen nebst einer Synopsis der electrischen Rochen. Berlin. 1–44, Pls. 1–4. Reference page.
Additional references
Carvalho, M.R. de & White, W.T. 2016. Narcine baliensis, a new species of electric ray from southeast Asia (Chondrichthyes: Torpediniformes). Zootaxa 4127(1): 149–160. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4127.1.8. Reference page.
Links
Narcine and its species (including synonyms) in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
Narcine species list in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
Narcine is a genus of electric rays in the family Narcinidae. These species have a rounded pectoral fin disc and two dorsal fins, the first usually smaller than the second and placed behind the pelvic fin bases. The tail is longer than the disc and has a lateral fold. The spiracles are close behind the eyes, the nasal flaps are merged into a flap in front of the mouth. The teeth are nearly flat, with a central point.[2]
Species
There are currently 21 recognized species in this genus:[3]
Narcine atzi M. R. de Carvalho & J. E. Randall, 2003 (Atz's numbfish)
Narcine baliensis M. R. de Carvalho & W. T. White, 2016 [4]
Narcine bancroftii (E. Griffith & C. H. Smith, 1834) (Lesser electric ray)
Narcine brasiliensis (Olfers, 1831) (Brazilian electric ray)
Narcine brevilabiata Bessednov, 1966 (Short-lip electric ray)
Narcine brunnea Annandale, 1909 (Brown numbfish)
Narcine entemedor D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1895 (Giant electric ray)
Narcine insolita M. R. de Carvalho, Séret & Compagno, 2002 (Madagascar numbfish)
Narcine leoparda M. R. de Carvalho, 2001 (Leopard electric ray)
Narcine lingula J. Richardson, 1846 (Chinese numbfish)
Narcine maculata (G. Shaw, 1804) (Dark-finned numbfish)
Narcine oculifera M. R. de Carvalho, Compagno & Mee, 2002 (Big-eye electric ray)
Narcine prodorsalis Bessednov, 1966 (Tonkin numbfish)
Narcine rierai (Lloris & Rucabado, 1991) (Slender electric ray)
Narcine tasmaniensis J. Richardson, 1841 (Tasmanian numbfish)
Narcine timlei (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Spotted numbfish)
Narcine vermiculatus Breder, 1928 (Vermiculate electric ray)
References
Sepkoski, J.J.Jr (2002). "A Compendium of Fossil Marine Animal Genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Species of Narcine in FishBase. January 2016 version.
"WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Narcine Henle, 1834". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
Carvalho, M.R.d. & White, W.T. (2016): Narcine baliensis, a new species of electric ray from southeast Asia (Chondrichthyes: Torpediniformes). Zootaxa, 4127 (1): 149–160.
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