Description

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Anal spines: 0. Dark brown dorsally, light brown ventrally (Ref. 26346).

Common Names

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Blind elrokke , Danish , Denmark

Blinde sluimerrog , Dutch , Netherlands

Blind electric ray , English , New Zealand

Blind electric ray , English , Global

Blind legged torpedo , English , South Africa

Numbfish , English , New Zealand

Ümar pimenark , Estonian , Estonia

艾氏盲电鳐 , Mandarin Chinese , China

艾氏盲電鰩 , Mandarin Chinese , China

скат слепой электрический , Russian , Russia

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Elasmobranchii

Order: Torpediniformes

Family: Narkidae

Genus: Typhlonarke

Species: Typhlonarke aysoni (Hamilton, 1902)

Climate Zone

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bathydemersal

Biology

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Found on the continental shelf and slope (Ref. 26346). Produces up to 11 pups a litter. Males reaches maturity at 35-40 cm TL; birth size at 9-10 cm TL (Ref. 114953).

Habitat

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bathydemersal

Conservation Status

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Least Concern

Threat to Humans

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Harmless