Bigeye Numbfish vs black-calabash

Narcine oculifera compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Key Differences

• Bigeye Numbfish is Data Deficient while black-calabash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bigeye Numbfish	black-calabash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Torpediniformes (electric ray)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Narcinidae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Narcine	Amphitecna
Species	Narcine oculifera	Amphitecna latifolia

Conservation Status

Bigeye Numbfish

DD — Data Deficient

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bigeye Numbfish	black-calabash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bigeye Numbfish

black-calabash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Bigeye Numbfish

The Bigeye Numbfish (Narcine oculifera) is a species in the genus Narcine.

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.