Western Atlantic Torpedo (Tetronarce occidentalis)

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Tetronarce occidentalis

(Storer, 1843)

Western Atlantic Torpedo

Also known as: Western Atlantic Torpedo Ray

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About

Habitat

Benthopelagic

Depth

0–530 m

Max size

1.54 m

Max weight

60 kg

Taxonomy

Class

Elasmobranchii

Order

Torpediniformes

Family

Torpedinidae

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Tetronarce fairchildi

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Rosette Torpedo (Torpedo bauchotae)

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Caribbean Torpedo (Torpedo andersoni)

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Caribbean Torpedo

Blackspotted Electric Ray (Torpedo fuscomaculata)

Torpedo fuscomaculata

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