Species under Narcine
n= 16
Species name Common name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Narcine atzi
Carvalho & Randall, 2003
Oman numbfish Western Indian Ocean 36
Narcine baliensis
Carvalho & White, 2016
Indonesian numbfish Eastern Indian Ocean 16
Narcine bancroftii
(Griffith & Smith, 1834)
Lesser electric ray Western Atlantic 65
Narcine brasiliensis
(Olfers, 1831)
Brazilian electric ray Western Atlantic 54
Narcine brevilabiata
Bessednov, 1966
Shortlip electric ray Northwest Pacific 32
Narcine brunnea
Annandale, 1909
Brown numbfish Indo-West Pacific 22
Narcine entemedor
Jordan & Starks, 1895
Giant electric ray Eastern Pacific 119
Narcine insolita
Carvalho, Séret & Compagno, 2002
Madagascar numbfish Western Indian Ocean
Narcine leoparda
Carvalho, 2001
Leopard numbfish Southeast Pacific 16.5
Narcine lingula
Richardson, 1846
Chinese numbfish Indo–West Pacific; Pakistan to East China Sea (Shanghai), including Taiwan and possibly Japan and Philippines 35
Narcine maculata
(Shaw, 1804)
Darkfinned numbfish Indo–West Pacific; Sri Lanka to south-west China (Hong Kong, Taiwan), and the Philippines 40
Narcine oculifera
Carvalho, Compagno & Mee, 2002
Bigeye numbfish Western Indian Ocean 35
Narcine prodorsalis
Bessednov, 1966
Tonkin numbfish Indo-West Pacific 40
Narcine rierai
(Lloris & Rucabado, 1991)
Slender electric ray Western Indian Ocean 30.1
Narcine timlei
(Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Spotted numbfish Indo-West Pacific 38
Narcine vermiculata
Breder, 1928
Vermiculate electric ray Eastern Central Pacific 60
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