Variegated electric ray
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The painted electric ray or variegated electric ray, Diplobatis pictus (sometimes misspelled picta), is a poorly-known species of numbfish, family Narcinidae
, native to the western Atlantic Ocean
from southeastern Venezuela
to the mouth of the Amazon River
in Brazil
. It is common on soft substrates at a depth of 2-120 meters.
Narcinidae
The numbfishes are a group of electric rays in the family Narcinidae. They are bottom-dwelling cartilaginous fishes with large, rounded pectoral fin discs and long tails...
, native to the western Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
from southeastern Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
to the mouth of the Amazon River
Amazon River
The Amazon of South America is the second longest river in the world and by far the largest by waterflow with an average discharge greater than the next seven largest rivers combined...
in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. It is common on soft substrates at a depth of 2-120 meters.