| Brazilian electric ray | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Torpediniformes |
| Family: | Narcinidae |
| Genus: | Narcine |
| Species: | N. brasiliensis |
| Binomial name | |
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Narcine brasiliensis (Olfers, 1831) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Narcine brachypleura (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1923) |
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Narcine brachypleura (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1923)
Torpedo brasiliensis Olfers, 1831
Torpedo ocellata Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
The Brazilian electric ray (Narcine brasiliensis) is a species of electric ray in the family Narcinidae. It inhabits reefs along the western coast of the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico from North Carolina to northern Argentina.