Narcine brasiliensis
Taxonavigation: Torpediniformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Classis: Chondrichthyes
Subclassis: Elasmobranchii
Superordo: Rajomorphii
Ordo: Torpediniformes

Familia: Narcinidae
Genus: Narcine
Species: Narcine brasiliensis

Name

Narcine brasiliensis (Olfers, 1831)

  • Syntypes (2): ZMB 4577 (1).

Type locality: Brazil.

Etymology: named after the type locality, Brazil.

Synonyms

Vernacular names

English: Brazilian Electric Ray

References

  • Olfers, J. F. M. von, 1831: Die Gattung Torpedo in ihren naturhistorischen und antiquarischen Beziehungen erläutert. Berlin. 1-35, Pls. 1-3.
  • Rolim, F.A., Rotundo, M.M. & Vaske-Júnior, T. 2015. Notes on the reproductive biology of the Brazilian electric ray Narcine brasiliensis (Elasmobranchii: Narcinidae). Journal of Fish Biology 89(1): 1105–1111. DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12778 Reference page. 
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