#coffin ray

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Daily Ray Fact:

The Coffin Ray (aka the Australian numbfish), is a species of electric ray endemic to Australia, where it is common in inshore waters shallower than 260 ft. It is the sole member of its genus Hypnos. The genus name is derived from the ancient Greek word 'húpnos' which means 'sleep'. As for its common names, it is named for the ray's ability to induce numbness, and "coffin ray" comes from the coffin-like shape of beached specimens, which become bloated after death.

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Raypril Returns: Earth Ray

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Raypril Day 10: Watch your step when you wade in Australian beaches! The Coffin Ray lives in shallow waters and can deliver a 200-volt shock when disturbed. While the jolt isn’t usually fatal, it’s the reason why this water pancake is also called the numbfish, crampfish, or Australian numb ray. 

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Coffin ray (Hypnos monopterygius)

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Coffin Ray (Hypnos monopterygius)

... is a species of electric ray or numbfish found only off the coasts of Eastern and Western Australia. Like all electric rays the coffin ray has an electric organ which allows it to dispatch its prey with a 200v electric shock, it uses this shock to feed on fish, cephalopods, worms and occasionally penguins and rats. Coffin rays are poor swimmers and are active at night, during the day they spend their time buried in the sediment to keep out of the sight of predators. Although their shock can cause severe pain in humans it is in no way lethal.

Phylogeny

Animalia-Chordata-Chondricthyes-Elasmobranchii-Torpediniformes-Torpedinidae-Hypnos-monopterygius

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