Species Narcinops tasmaniensis (Richardson, 1841)
Tasmanian Numbfish, Electric Ray, Electric Torpedo, Ground Shark, Little Numbfish, Numbfish
- Narcine tasmaniensis Richardson, J. 1841. On some new or little known fishes from Australian seas. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 9: 21-22 [22] [as Narcine Tasmaniensis].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1953.8.10.8, Port Arthur, TAS. - Narcine tasmaniensis Richardson, J. 1840. On some new species of fishes from Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 8: 25-30 [29] [nom. nud.; as Narcine Tasmaniensis].
Generic Combinations
- Narcinops tasmaniensis (Richardson, 1841). —
Whitley, G.P. 1940. The Fishes of Australia. Part 1. The sharks, rays, devil-fish, and other primitive fishes of Australia and New Zealand. Sydney : Roy. Zool. Soc. N.S.W. 280 pp. 303 figs. [164] (new combination as type species of the genus Narcinops)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Off Solitary Island, NSW (29º48´S) to Partridge Island, TAS (43º24´S) and west to Eyre, WA; temperate.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, inshore, marine, soft bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
Usually 100–640 m, but less than 100 m in TAS
General References
Fowler, H.W. 1941. Contributions to the biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions. The fishes of the groups Elasmobranchii, Holocephali, Isospondyli and Ostariophysi obtained by the United States Bureau of Fisheries Steamer Albatross in 1907 to 1910, chiefly in the Philippine Islands and adjacent seas. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 100(13): 1-879 figs 1-30 [337] (as Narcine tasmaniensis)
Gomon, M.F. 2008. Families Torpedinidae to Rhinobatidae. pp. 101-107 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [102] (as Narcine tasmaniensis)
Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [155] (as Narcine tasmaniensis)
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [15] (as Narcine tasmaniensis)
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [378] (as Narcine tasmaniensis)
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp. [322] (as Narcine tasmaniensis)
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [25] (as Narcine tasmaniensis)
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [20] (143)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [34]
Common Name References
Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [156] (Electric Ray, Electric Torpedo, Ground Shark, Little Numbfish, Numbfish)
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [15] (Tasmanian Numbfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Tasmanian Numbfish)
Whitley, G.P. 1940. The Fishes of Australia. Part 1. The sharks, rays, devil-fish, and other primitive fishes of Australia and New Zealand. Sydney : Roy. Zool. Soc. N.S.W. 280 pp. 303 figs. [164] (Little Numbfish)
History of changes
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| 05-Jun-2024 | ELASMOBRANCHII | 16-Apr-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 16-Apr-2012 | 07-Jul-2016 | MODIFIED | ||
| 23-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |