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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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Batoidea |
| Order: | Torpediniformes |
| Family: | Narkidae |
| Genus: | Heteronarce Regan, 1921 |
Species edit
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Heteronarce bentuviai Baranes & J. E. Randall, 1989 (Elat electric ray)
- Heteronarce garmani Regan, 1921 (Natal electric ray)
- Heteronarce mollis Lloyd, 1907 (Soft electric ray)
- Heteronarce prabhui Talwar, 1981 (Quilon electric ray)
References edit
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Heteronarce in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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