Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Elasmobranchii

Order: Torpediniformes

Family: Narcinidae

Genus: Diplobatis

Species: Diplobatis guamachensis Martín Salazar, 1957

Climate Zone

Location

• Western Central Atlantic: Trinidad to eastern Colombia, most common off Venezuela. Not in Compagno's 1999 checklist (Ref. 35766).

Biology

A benthic species on continental shelf. Biology unknown. Size known only from few specimens (Ref. 114953).

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Vulnerable

Threat to Humans

Harmless