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Narcine atzi Carvalho & Randall, 2003

Oman numbfish
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Oman country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality: Gulf of Oman, 4.8 km N of Khalil, BPBM 21418 (holotype of Narcine atzi, 31 cm TL, adult female) (Ref. 49866).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mu.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: de Carvalho, M.R. and J.E. Randall, 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Atzi akurai, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Torpediniformes (Electric rays) > Narcinidae (Numbfishes)
Etymology: Narcine: Greek, narke = numbness (Ref. 45335);  atzi: Named in honor of Dr. James W. Atz, Curator Emeritus of the Department of Ichthyology, of the AMNH, in recognition of his many contributions to different aspects of ichthyology (Ref. 49866).
  More on authors: Carvalho & Randall.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 27 m (Ref. 49866).   Tropical; 25°N - 7°N, 58°E - 95°E (Ref. 114953)

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