Brazilian Electric Ray [Narcine brasiliensis]
Description
The Brazilian Electric Ray, or Narcine brasiliensis, is a species of numbfish in the family Narcinidae. They are native to the western Atlantic Ocean, from North Carolina in the United States to southern Brazil. This species prefers shallow coastal waters and estuaries, where it buries itself in sand or mud during the day and hunts for small fish and invertebrates at night. It is capable of producing an electric discharge for defense and prey capture.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Chordates
Chordata
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|---|---|
| Class |
Cartilaginous Fish
Chondrichthyes
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| Order |
Electric Rays
Torpediniformes
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| Family |
Numbfishes
Narcinidae
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| Genus |
Shortail Electric Rays
Benthobatis
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