Narcine brevilabiata Bessednov, 1966
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The shortlip electric ray (Narcine brevilabiata), is a species of electric ray in the numbfish family, Narcinidae. It may be synonymous with the blackspotted numbfish, Narcine maculata. The shortlip electric ray is found in shallow continental shelf waters offshore of China, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, at a depth of 41 to 70 meters. It is assessed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, as it is caught as by-catch in large numbers by shrimp trawling fisheries operating throughout its range. The shortlip electric ray has a rounded pectoral fin disc, with a tail not longer than the disc. Unlike most species of Narcine, the second dorsal fin of N. brevilabiata is smaller than the first. The forward part of the pelvic fins are expanded into long lobes, while their rear margins are concave. The tooth bands are exposed and subtriangular in shape, with the upper clearly wider than the lower. It has small, dark spots and blotches above, with a few much larger circular spots. There are numerous small spots on the tail.
Wikipedia contributors, Shortlip electric ray; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:16:58.117403+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Narcine brevilabiata Bessednov, 1966
- Name authority
- Bessednov, 1966
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Torpediniformes
- Family
- Narcinidae
- Genus
- Narcine
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumChondrichthyes
- classElasmobranchii
- subclassNeoselachii
- infraclassBatoidea
- orderTorpediniformes
- familyNarcinidae Gill, 1862
- genusNarcine Henle, 1834
- speciesNarcine brevilabiata Bessednov, 1966
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Narcine. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Narcine oculifera Carvalho, Compagno & Mee, 2002 | NarcinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Narcine prodorsalis Bessednov, 1966 | NarcinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Narcine maculata (Shaw, 1804) | NarcinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| giant electric rayNarcine entemedor Jordan & Starks, 1895 | NarcinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Narcine insolita Carvalho, Séret & Compagno, 2002 | NarcinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Narcine vermiculata Breder, 1928 | NarcinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Narcine rierai (Lloris & Rucabado, 1991) | NarcinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Narcine timlei (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | NarcinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Bessednov, L. N. (1966). Electric rays of the genus Narcine Henle (Torpedinidae) of the Tonkin Gulf. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal, v. 45 (no. 1) (for 30 Dec. 1965): 77–82. [In Russian, English summary. Author also seen as Besednov.]. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:744NP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.