Description

Preorbital length about equal to preoral length (and much greater than prenasal length), and dark brown spots that are usually greater than eye diameter over a brown background (Ref. 49866).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Elasmobranchii

Order: Torpediniformes

Family: Narcinidae

Genus: Narcine

Species: Narcine lingula Richardson, 1846

Climate Zone

Biology

Found in continental waters, both inshore and offshore (Ref. 9912). Biology little known (Ref. 9912). Maturity size of males at ca. 24 cm TL, birth size at ca. 11 cm TL (Ref. 114953).

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Vulnerable

Threat to Humans

Other