Heteronarce
Sign in to saveHeteronarce is a genus of sleeper rays in the family Narkidae. This genus is found only in the western Indian Ocean along the coasts of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and India.
Species
Soft Electric Ray
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassElasmobranchii
- OrderTorpediniformes
- FamilyNarkidae
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- taxon
- Subclass of
- electric fish
- Parent taxon
- Narkidae
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- Heteronarce
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Heteronarce is a genus of sleeper rays in the family Narkidae. This genus is found only in the western Indian Ocean along the coasts of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and India.
== Species == There are currently four recognized species in this genus: Heteronarce bentuviai Baranes & J. E. Randall, 1989 (Elat electric ray) Heteronarce garmani Regan, 1921 (Natal electric ray) Heteronarce mollis Lloyd, 1907 (Soft electric ray) Heteronarce prabhui Talwar, 1981 (Quilon electric ray)
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