{"id":130397,"date":"2026-10-24T15:56:38","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T10:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=130397"},"modified":"2026-10-24T15:56:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T10:26:38","slug":"arabian-black-electric-ray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/arabian-black-electric-ray\/","title":{"rendered":"Arabian Black Electric Ray"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Arabian Black Electric Ray Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers have discovered a new species of electric ray, named the Arabian Black Electric Ray (Tetronarce ramanamurthyi), in the deep waters of the southeastern Arabian Sea in the north.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Arabian Black Electric Ray<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was discovered in the <\/span><b>Arabian Sea.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the first confirmed <\/span><b>record of the genus Tetronarce<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the northern Indian Ocean.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Features:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It features a uniform <\/span><b>dark bluish-black or dark brown upper <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">body surface with a whitish belly, lacking any skin bumps (papillae) around its breathing holes (spiracles).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It forms an independent evolutionary lineage well-separated from all other known electric ray species globally.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Facts about Electric Ray<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An electric ray refers to a <\/span><b>type of cartilaginous fish<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> capable of producing an electric shock.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Appearance:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> These rays are characterized by their flat bodies and enlarged pectoral fins that are fused to their heads.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Habitat&amp; Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The electric rays are <\/span><b>found worldwide in tropical, subtropical<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and temperate bodies of water and are commonly found to inhabit and prefer shallow waters<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Diet:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> These are <\/span><b>mesopredators,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> typically prey on smaller animals\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They have <\/span><b>electric shock producing ability<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which helps them to stun their prey.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/researchmatters.in\/news\/meet-the-arabian-black-electric-ray-a-new-electric-ray-species-discovered-deep-in-the-arabian-sea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">RM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arabian Black Electric Ray was discovered in the Arabian Sea. 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