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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Tropical

Lesser electric ray

Narcine bancroftii Griffith & Smith, 1834
Max Length
65 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.1
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
30.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

A benthic species on continental and insular shelves. Mainly feeds on invertebrates suction-fed off the bottom. Produces up to 16 embryos during each gestation. Maturity size of males at ca. 23 cm TL; birth size observed to be ca. 9 cm TL .

Scientific Name
Narcine bancroftii
Authority
Griffith & Smith, 1834
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
65 cm
Trophic Level
3.1
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
30.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Lesser electric ray is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Lesser electric ray is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 35 m . Tropical; 35°N - 10°N, 97°W - 60°W North Carolina to northeastern Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sean and the islands of the West Indies.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.1±0.3
Food Items

invertebrates suction-fed off the bottom

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.01175 × L2.88 (TL)
Max TL
65cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2018

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Low
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
30.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.1
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Griffith & Smith, 1834

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