Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Torpediniformes
Family: Narkidae Sleeper rays

Genus: Narke

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3 species (see list below)
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Photo by Zsilavecz, G.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Narke capensis (Gmelin, 1789)

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Narke capensis
[Onefin electric ray]

Photo by Devarapalli, P.

Indo-West Pacific; Oman (
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Narke dipterygia (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

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Narke dipterygia
[Numbray]

Photo by Cornish, A.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Narke japonica (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)

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Narke japonica
[Japanese sleeper ray]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Narke capensis Onefin electric ray Southeast Atlantic 38 TL 1789
Narke dipterygia Numbray Indo-West Pacific; Oman ( 18 TL 1801
Narke japonica Japanese sleeper ray Northwest Pacific 40 TL 1850



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