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Family: Torpedinidae Electric rays



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23 species (see list below)

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Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 140 cm TL
Tetronarce californica (Ayres, 1855)

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Tetronarce californica
[Pacific electric ray]
No picture found
Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 113.3 cm TL
 
Tetronarce cowleyi
[Cowley’s torpedo ray]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 100 cm TL
 
Tetronarce fairchildi
[New Zealand torpedo]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 89 cm TL
 
Tetronarce formosa
[Taiwan torpedo ray]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 107 cm TL
Tetronarce macneilli (Whitley, 1932)

Photo by FAO
 
Tetronarce macneilli
[Shorttail torpedo]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 36.6 cm TL
 
Tetronarce microdiscus
[Smalldisk torpedo]

Photo by Scott, S.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 180 cm TL
Tetronarce nobiliana (Bonaparte, 1835)

Photo by Scott, S.
 
Tetronarce nobiliana
[Electric ray]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Tetronarce peruana (Chirichigno F., 1963)

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Tetronarce peruana
[Peruvian torpedo]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 110 cm TL
Tetronarce puelcha (Lahille, 1926)

Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Tetronarce puelcha
[Argentine torpedo]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 44.5 cm TL
 
Tetronarce semipelagica
[Semipelagic torpedo]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 69.3 cm TL
Tetronarce tokionis (Tanaka, 1908)

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Tetronarce tokionis
[Trapezoid torpedo]

Photo by Zagal, C.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 80 cm TL
Tetronarce tremens (de Buen, 1959)

Photo by Zagal, C.
 
Tetronarce tremens
[Chilean torpedo]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 39 cm TL
 
Torpedo adenensis
[]
No picture found
Mediteranean Sea or Red S
 
Torpedo alexandrinsis
[Alexandrine torpedo]

Photo by Simpson, R.

Western Central Atlantic

Torpedo andersoni Bullis, 1962

Photo by Simpson, R.
 
Torpedo andersoni
[Florida torpedo]
No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 14.5 cm TL
 
Torpedo bauchotae
[Rosette torpedo]

Photo by Osmany, H.B.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 64 cm TL
Torpedo fuscomaculata Peters, 1855

Photo by Osmany, H.B.
 
Torpedo fuscomaculata
[Black-spotted torpedo]
No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 38.7 cm TL
 
Torpedo mackayana
[Ringed torpedo]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Torpedo marmorata Risso, 1810

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Torpedo marmorata
[Marbled electric ray]

Photo by Field, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Torpedo panthera Olfers, 1831

Photo by Field, R.
 
Torpedo panthera
[Panther electric ray]

Photo by Field, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 130 cm TL
Torpedo sinuspersici Olfers, 1831

Photo by Field, R.
 
Torpedo sinuspersici
[Variable torpedo ray]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 29.1 cm TL
 
Torpedo suessii
[]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Torpedo torpedo (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Torpedo torpedo
[Common torpedo]
23 Species of Family Torpedinidae
(Electric rays)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1855 Tetronarce californica Pacific electric ray Eastern Pacific 140 TL
2015 Tetronarce cowleyi Cowley’s torpedo ray Atlantic Ocean 113.3 TL
1872 Tetronarce fairchildi New Zealand torpedo Southwest Pacific 100 TL
2006 Tetronarce formosa Taiwan torpedo ray Northwest Pacific 89 TL
1932 Tetronarce macneilli Shorttail torpedo Eastern Indian Ocean 107 TL
1985 Tetronarce microdiscus Smalldisk torpedo Southeast Pacific 36.6 TL
1835 Tetronarce nobiliana Electric ray Eastern Atlantic 180 TL
1963 Tetronarce peruana Peruvian torpedo Southeast Pacific 50 TL
1926 Tetronarce puelcha Argentine torpedo Southwest Atlantic 110 TL
1985 Tetronarce semipelagica Semipelagic torpedo Southeast Pacific 44.5 TL
1908 Tetronarce tokionis Trapezoid torpedo Northwest Pacific 69.3 TL
1959 Tetronarce tremens Chilean torpedo Eastern Pacific 80 TL
2002 Torpedo adenensis Western Indian Ocean 39 TL
1987 Torpedo alexandrinsis Alexandrine torpedo Mediteranean Sea or Red S
1962 Torpedo andersoni Florida torpedo Western Central Atlantic
1978 Torpedo bauchotae Rosette torpedo Eastern Atlantic 14.5 TL
1855 Torpedo fuscomaculata Black-spotted torpedo Western Indian Ocean 64 TL
1919 Torpedo mackayana Ringed torpedo Eastern Atlantic 38.7 TL
1810 Torpedo marmorata Marbled electric ray Eastern Atlantic 100 TL
1831 Torpedo panthera Panther electric ray Western Indian Ocean 100 TL
1831 Torpedo sinuspersici Variable torpedo ray Western Indian Ocean 130 TL
1898 Torpedo suessii Western Indian Ocean 29.1 TL
1758 Torpedo torpedo Common torpedo Eastern Atlantic 60 TL



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