| Blackspotted numbfish | |
|---|---|
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| Conservation status | |
 Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Torpediniformes |
| Family: | Narcinidae |
| Genus: | Narcine |
| Species: | N. timlei |
| Binomial name | |
| Narcine timlei (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Raja timlei | |
Narcine timlei, the blackspotted numbfish, black-spotted electric ray, Indian electric ray, largespotted numbfish or spotted numbfish, is a species of numbfish in the family Narcinidae.
Description
Narcine timlei grows to a maximum length of 38 cm. Antimicrobial compounds can be found in Narcine timlei. The epitopes of N.timlei have remained remarkably conserved throughout evolution.
Distribution
This species is found in coastal regions and also offshore in the Indo-West Pacific, from Pakistan to the Philippines. Narcine timlei is found in inshore marine waters and can withstand salinity up to 35 parts per thousand.
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
- 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.
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- ^ Narcine timlei, Spotted numbfish: aquarium
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Narcine timlei | |