Heteronarce

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.

Heteronarce
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Superorder: Batoidea
Order: Torpediniformes
Family: Narkidae
Genus: Heteronarce
Regan, 1921

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • 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)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Heteronarce in FishBase. December 2012 version.


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