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Brown Numbfish
Narcine timlei
- Usual depth30–82 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch and July
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Srichakra Pranav Tamarapalli, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
Narcine timlei, the blackspotted numbfish, black-spotted electric ray, Indian electric ray, largespotted numbfish or spotted numbfish, is a species of numbfish in the family Narcinidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Narcine timlei”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 5 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 13 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 13 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 30–82 m · Deepest record: 90 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Brown Numbfish
Names in 3 more languages
- Spanish
- Raya eléctrica parda
- Japanese
- Taiwanshibirei, タイワンシビレエイ
- Thai
- ปลากระเบนไฟฟ้าสีน้ำตาล
Other scientific names: Narcine indica, Narcine macrura, Narcine maculata, Narcine microphthalma, Raja timlei
Similar species
- Brown Numbfish
Narcine brunnea
- Bigeye Electric Ray
Narcine oculifera
- Mozambique Numbfish
Narcine rierai
- Electric Ray
Narcinops tasmaniensis
- Dark Blindray
Benthobatis moresbyi
- Last's Numbfish
Narcinops lasti
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).
- 47 open-data records from 1801 to 2010.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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