Common torpedo [Torpedo torpedo]
Description
The common torpedo, also known as the wide-eyed torpedo, is a species of electric ray found in the Mediterranean sea and the Eastern Atlantic ocean. It has a circular body, large blue eyes and is able to produce an electric shock.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Chordates
Chordata
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Cartilaginous Fish
Chondrichthyes
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| Order |
Electric Rays
Torpediniformes
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| Family |
Sleeper Rays
Hypnidae
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| Genus |
Torpedo Rays
Torpedo
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