Hypnos monopterygius Australian Numbfish, Coffin Ray, Crampfish, Cramp-fish, Electric Ray, Numb Ray, Numbfish, Numb-fish, Numbie, Short-tail Electric Ray, Short-tailed Electric Ray, Torpedo

Hypnos monopterygius is commonly referred to as Australian Numbfish, Coffin Ray, Crampfish, Cramp-fish, Electric Ray, Numb Ray, Numbfish, Numb-fish, Numbie, Short-tail Electric Ray, Short-tailed Electric Ray, Torpedo. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

10897 

AphiaID:

314648 

Scientific:

Hypnos monopterygius 

German:

Birnen-Zitterrochen, Elektrischer Zitterrochen 

English:

Australian Numbfish, Coffin Ray, Crampfish, Cramp-fish, Electric Ray, Numb Ray, Numbfish, Numb-fish, Numbie, Short-tail Electric Ray, Short-tailed Electric Ray, Torpedo 

Category:

Stingrays 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Elasmobranchii (Class) > Torpediniformes (Order) > Hypnidae (Family) > Hypnos (Genus) > monopterygius (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Shaw, ), 1795 

Occurrence:

Australia, Eastern Indian Ocean, Endemic species, Great Barrier Reef, New South Wales (Australia), Queensland (Australia), South Australia, Tasmania (Australia), Victoria (Australia), Western Australia 

Sea depth:

4 - 240 Meter 

Size:

15.75" - 27.56" (40cm - 70cm) 

Temperature:

12,8 °F - 17,9 °F (12,8°C - 17,9°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Predatory, Worms, Zoobenthos 

Difficulty:

suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

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  Hypnos monopterygius
  Birnen-Zitterrochen, Elektrischer Zitterrochen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2017-07-08 15:04:05 

Last edit:

2022-02-16 15:21:27 

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