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Narcinidae (Numbfishes)
Etymology: nelsoni: Named after Gareth Jon Nelson, who was my PhD advisor at the American Museum of Natural History (New York), in honor of his very unique and meaningful contributions to both ichthyology and comparative biology in general.
Eponymy: Dr Gareth (Gary) Jon Nelson (d: 1937) is Emeritus Curator Vertebrate Zoology, Ichthyology, at the AMNH where he worked for over three decades (1967–1998), having been chairman of ichthyology (1982–1987) and of ichthyology and herpetology (1987–1993) [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino benthopelagico; distribuzione batimetrica 140 - 540 m (Ref. 76955). Tropical; 16°S - 24°S, 147°E - 155°E (Ref. 114953)
Distribuzione
Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri
Southwest Pacific: eastern Australia, probably more widespread in the Coral Sea
Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 19 - ? cm
Max length : 31.3 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 76955); 34.8 cm TL (female)
Maturity size reaches ca. 26 cm TL; born at ca. 8 cm TL. Biology little known (Ref. 114953).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Last, P.R., W.T. White, M.R. de Carvalho, B. Séret, M.F.W. Stehmann and G.J.P. Naylor, 2016. Rays of the world. CSIRO Publishing, Comstock Publishing Associates. i-ix + 1-790. (Ref. 114953)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
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