Heteronarce

Heteronarce is a genus of sleeper rays in the family Narkidae. This genus is found only in the western Indian Ocean along the coasts of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and India.

Heteronarce
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Heteronarce

Regan, 1921

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Heteronarce bentuviai Baranes & J. E. Randall, 1989 (Elat electric ray)
  • Heteronarce garmani Regan, 1921 (Natal electric ray)
  • Heteronarce mollis Lloyd, 1907 (Soft electric ray)
  • Heteronarce prabhui Talwar, 1981 (Quilon electric ray)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Heteronarce in FishBase. December 2012 version.


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