Scientific Name	Narke japonica   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)	Depth	10 - 150M
Chinese	日本單鰭電鱝	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	雙鰭電鱝科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F043　Narcinidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	日本單鰭電鰩
Max Length	40 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	日本電鱝、電魴、雷魚
Distribution in World		Distribution in Taiwan	South、South West、North、North East
Habitats	Coastal	Holotype Locality	Japan
Synonyms	Torpedo japonica
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；福建魚類誌(朱等, 1985)；楊鴻嘉圖鑑 (金)；Carvalho, M. R. de, L. J. V. Compagno etc. 2003   朱元鼎 編 1984 朱元鼎 編 1985 楊鴻嘉, 楊誠國 1990 楊鴻嘉, 陳良德 1993 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 楊鴻嘉, 陳良德 1995 楊鴻嘉, 張寶仁 1996
Specimen List	ASIZP0057921. ASIZP0060206. ASIZP0060258. ASIZP0061470. ASIZP0062333. ASIZP0062334. ASIZP0066054. ASIZP0070355. ASIZP0070776. ASIZP0074497. ASIZP0074861. ASIZP0080455. ASIZP0800646. ASIZP0910646. FRIP00718. FRIP00719. MTP0042. MTP0194. NMMBP04410. NMMBP04562. NMMSTP01619. NMNSF00313. NMNSF00994. NMNSF01046. NTMP0531. NTMP0817. NTMP1300. NTOU-AE6168. NTUM01680. NTUM01683. NTUM01685. NTUM01688. NTUM01709. NTUM01710. NTUM01714. NTUM04456. NTUM04457. ...List all 46 records...
Barcode	2008-03-24,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100%
Common Name	Electric ray; Japanese sleeper ray; Electric numb ray; Japanese spotted torpedo
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Disc subcircular, less than half total length, wider than lond. Snout short. Mouth small, transverse, included by a deep fold of the skin. Eyes small, 4to 5 in snout, prominent. Spiracles larger than the eyes, immediately behind the orbits, with a smooth raised border, without papillae. Nostrils small, anterior valves confluent, free behind the median attachment and extending back over the teeth. Teeth small, rhomboid. Gill openings small. One dorsal, small, rounded, base behind the bases of ventrals. Ventrals distinct, without an outer angle, margin rounded, origin below the pectorals. Tail short, as long as disc, with a fold at each side. Caudal fin large, rounded. Specimen in formalin dark brown above, nearly uniform; whitish below, with light brown margin.
habitats	Occurs inshore and offshore. Found on sand, often near rocky reefs. Biology little known. Does not do well in aquariums.
Distribution	Sagami Sea, Japan, China, Taiwan.
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