FishverifiedLeast Concern

Tetronarce nobiliana

(Bonaparte, 1835)

Black Marlin

Also known as: Electric Ray, Atlantic Electric Ray, Atlantic New British Torpedo, Atlantic Torpedo, Black Torpedo, Crampfish, Dark Electric Ray

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About

Habitat

Benthopelagic

Depth

2–800 m

Max size

1.8 m

Max weight

90 kg

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Taxonomy

Class

Elasmobranchii

Order

Torpediniformes

Family

Torpedinidae

Where to find it

rare

Other species in Torpedinidae

Tetronarce peruana

Torpedo mackayana

West African Torpedo

Tetronarce tremens

Chilean Torpedo

Tetronarce occidentalis

Western Atlantic Torpedo

Tetronarce fairchildi

Torpedo bauchotae

Rosette Torpedo

Torpedo andersoni

Caribbean Torpedo

Torpedo fuscomaculata

Blackspotted Electric Ray