Saltwater
Spotted numbfish
Narcine timlei
Narcinidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 38 cm
- Body shape
- Other
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 1,287 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
- Temperament
- Missing
- Swims
- Missing
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Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Bahrain, Brunei, China, Hong Kong SAR China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kuwait, and 12 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Found in continental waters, both inshore and offshore. Occurs over soft bottoms; feeds on bottom-living organisms; possesses electric organs. Biology little known. Gravid females produces 2-3 pups during each gestation. Males mature at ca. 14 cm TL; born at ca. 6 cm TL.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Narcine indica
- Narcine macrura
- Narcine maculata
- Narcine microphthalma
- Raja timlei
In other languages
- Indisk elrokke
- Black-spotted electric ray, Blackspotted numbfish, Brown numbfish, Brown-spotted electric ray, Indian electric ray, Largespotted numbfish, Numbfish, Spotted electric ray
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.