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Narcine leoparda Carvalho, 2001 Leopard numbfish |
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photo by
J. Pincay-Espinoza et al. |
| Family: | Narcinidae (Numbfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 16.5 cm TL (male/unsexed); 33 cm TL (female); max.weight: 54.9 g; max.weight: 380.0 g | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 10 - 35 m | |||
| Distribution: | Southeast Pacific: Colombia and Ecuador. | |||
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| Biology: | Collected from shallow and sandy bottom area. The 33 cm TL pregnant female has a total of 12 embryos with 2 females and 10 males, measuring between 6.2 and 6.8 cm TL (Ref. 116153). Males mature at ca. 18 cm TL (Ref. 114953). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 24 February 2020 (A2d) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||