Description

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Elasmobranchii

Order: Torpediniformes

Family: Narcinidae

Genus: Narcinops

Species: Narcinops westraliensis (McKay, 1966)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Found in the continental shelf (Ref. 7300). Feeds on benthic worms and other invertebrates (Ref. 6871). Reaches maturity at ca. 18 cm TL (Ref. 114953); size at birth 7 cm (Ref. 6871). Taken by prawn fishers (Ref. 6871). Occasionally caught as trawl bycatch (Ref. 114953).

Habitat

demersal