Heteronarce
Heteronarce | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Superorder: | Batoidea |
Order: | Torpediniformes |
Family: | Narkidae |
Genus: | Heteronarce Regan, 1921 |
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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Heteronarce in FishBase. December 2012 version.