Tasmanian numbfish (Narcine tasmaniensis)

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Subject:	Tasmanian numbfish (Narcine tasmaniensis)
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Illustration of the Tasmanian numbfish holotype by John Richardson, author of the species description

English: Tasmanian numbfish (Narcine tasmaniensis) by John Richardson
Date 1844
Source Plate XI, Figure 2 in: Description of Australian Fish. (Part 2). Transactions of the Zoological Society of London v. 3 (art. 5): 133-185
Author J. Richardson (John Richardson)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Narcine_tasmaniensis_by_richardson.png

The Tasmanian numbfish (Narcine tasmaniensis) is a species of electric ray in the family Narcinidae. Endemic to southeastern Australia, this common ray inhabits shallow continental shelf waters in the southern portion of its range and deeper continental slope waters in the northern portion of its range. Bottom-dwelling and sedentary, the Tasmanian numbfish feeds mainly on polychaete worms and crustaceans. As in all numbfishes, it can produce a moderate electric shock to defend itself against predators.

Order: Torpediniformes
Family: Narcinidae
Genus: Narcine
Species: Narcine tasmaniensis Richardson, 1841

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