These guys can't see well - they seem to crash into everything as they swim along. But who needs to see when you have an electric jolt like they do? Shelly Beach
Coffin rays pack a 200V punch if you touch them - but this one doesn't seem to be able to see very well. Probably not an issue when you have other defenses
I discovered this fish when I received an electric shock. Fearing a major undersea cable had been exposed I waved the sand away to discover a weird, rubbery looking foot mat which turned out to be a Numbray!
"Close up of a Numbray showing a parasitic leech. I discovered the Numbray while photographing the ""seaslug"" I saw sitting alone on the sand... *zap*"
Summary[edit] Description: Shaw & Nodder 1795 Size: up to 60cm, on the picture: 40cm The Coffin ray can deliver powerful electric shocks(50amp-1kw) with an electric organ located in each pectoral fin. This organ is used to shock crabs, worms and fishes, which make up the diet. Also known as Numbfish. Date: 16 February 2013, 18:03. Source: Coffin Ray-Hypnos monopterygius. Author: Sylke Rohrlach from Sydney. Camera location 33° 50′ 59.88″ S, 151° 16′ 37.26″ E: View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth: -33.849966; 151.277017.
