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Natal electric ray
Heteronarce garmani
- Usual depth150–234 m
- Water temperature23–27 °C
- Best monthsAugust
- How commonRare
About this species
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.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 10 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 150–234 m · Deepest record: 329 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–27 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Natal electric ray, Natal Sleeper Ray
Other scientific names: Heteronarce regani, Narcine natalensis
Similar species
Japanese electric rayNarke japonica
- Numbray
Narke dipterygia
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 22 open-data records from 1920 to 2003.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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