Family Torpedinidae - Electric rays
  Order
:
Torpedinidae
  Class
:
Elasmobranchii
No. in FishBase
:
Genera : 2 | Species : 24 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
:
Fresh : No | Brackish : Yes | Marine : Yes
  Division
:
Marine
  Aquarium
:
none
  First Fossil Record
:
lower   Tertiary   lower   Eocene
Ref..   Berg, L.S. 1958
  Remark
:
Distribution: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Short description: Head equipped with electric organs, developed from branchial muscles; eyes small; disc truncate anteriorly; jaws extremely slender; no labial cartilage; rostrum reduced; tail well developed; 2 dorsal and caudal fins well developed. Skin soft and loose. Large specimens can give a severe jolt, normally used to stun small fishes on which they feed. The young hatch inside the uterus and are born fully developed. Subfamily Hypninae elevated to family rank.
  Etymology
:
Latin, torpere = to be with paralysis, caused when touching the fish or when it waves ( Ref. 45335).
  Reproductive guild
:
bearers
  Typical activity level
:
sluggish
  Main Ref.
:
  Coordinator
:
  Deep Fin Classification
:

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Torpedinidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Torpedo torpedo (Linnaeus, 1758)
acceptedseniornew
Raja torpedo Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
Narcacion torpedo (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
Torpedo narke Delaroche, 1809
ambiguousotheroriginal
Torpedo ocellata Rafinesque, 1810
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Torpedo narke Risso, 1810
synonymjuniororiginal
! Torpedo narce Risso, 1810
synonymjuniororiginal
Torpedo oculata Davy, 1834
synonymjuniororiginal
Torpedo marmorata Risso, 1810
acceptedseniororiginal
Narcacion marmoratus (Risso, 1810)
synonymseniornew
Narcobatus marmoratus (Risso, 1810)
synonymseniornew
Torpedo immaculata Rafinesque, 1810
synonymjuniororiginal
Torpedo punctata Rafinesque, 1810
synonymjuniororiginal
Torpedo galvani Risso, 1810
synonymjuniororiginal
Torpedo vulgaris Fleming, 1828
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Torpedo picta Lowe, 1843
synonymjuniororiginal
Torpedo trepidans Valenciennes, 1843
synonymjuniororiginal
Torpedo panthera Olfers, 1831
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
! Torpedo sinus-persi Olfers, 1831
synonymseniororiginal
Torpedo zugmayeri Engelhardt, 1912
synonymjuniororiginal
Torpedo marmorata (non Risso, 1810)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Narcacion polleni Bleeker, 1865
synonymjuniororiginal
Torpedo polleni (Bleeker, 1865)
synonymjuniornew
Torpedo smithii Günther, 1870
synonymjuniororiginal
Narcacion marmoratus (non Risso, 1810)
misappliedmisappliednew
Torpedo marmorata (non Risso, 1810)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Torpedo panthera (non Olfers, 1831)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Torpedo suessii Steindachner, 1898
acceptedseniororiginal
! Torpedo suessi Steindachner, 1898
synonymseniororiginal
! Torpedo suissi Steindachner, 1898
synonymseniororiginal
Torpedo mackayana Metzelaar, 1919
acceptedseniororiginal
Torpedo nobiliana (non Bonaparte, 1835)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Torpedo andersoni Bullis, 1962
acceptedseniororiginal
Torpedo bauchotae Cadenat, Capapé & Desoutter, 1978
acceptedseniororiginal
provisionally acceptedseniororiginal
! Torpedo alexandrensis Mazhar, 1987
synonymseniororiginal
Torpedo adenensis Carvalho, Stehmann & Manilo, 2002
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Tetronarce nobiliana (Bonaparte, 1835)
acceptedseniornew
Torpedo nobiliana Bonaparte, 1835
synonymseniororiginal
Narcacion nobilianus (Bonaparte, 1835)
synonymseniornew
Narcobatus nobilianus (Bonaparte, 1835)
synonymseniornew
! Torpedo nobilianus Bonaparte, 1835
synonymseniororiginal
! Torpedo nobililana Bonaparte, 1835
synonymseniororiginal
Torpedo hebetans Lowe, 1838
synonymjuniororiginal
Torpedo emarginata McCoy, 1841
synonymjuniororiginal
Torpedo nigra Guichenot, 1850
synonymjuniororiginal
Torpedo walshii Thompson, 1856
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
! Tetranarce californica (Ayres, 1855)
synonymseniornew
Torpedo chilensis (non Guichenot, 1848)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Tetronarce fairchildi (Hutton, 1872)
acceptedseniornew
Torpedo fairchildi Hutton, 1872
synonymseniororiginal
Tetronarce tokionis (Tanaka, 1908)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Torpedo tokionis (Tanaka, 1908)
synonymseniornew
Tetronarce puelcha (Lahille, 1926)
acceptedseniornew
Torpedo puelcha Lahille, 1926
synonymseniororiginal
Tetronarce macneilli (Whitley, 1932)
acceptedseniornew
Notastrape macneilli Whitley, 1932
synonymseniororiginal
Torpedo macneilli (Whitley, 1932)
synonymseniornew
Tetronarce tremens (de Buen, 1959)
acceptedseniornew
Torpedo tremens de Buen, 1959
synonymseniororiginal
Tetronarce peruana (Chirichigno F., 1963)
acceptedseniornew
Torpedo tremens peruana Chirichigno F., 1963
synonymseniororiginal
Torpedo peruana Chirichigno F., 1963
synonymseniorchange in rank
Tetronarce microdiscus (Parin & Kotlyar, 1985)
acceptedseniornew
Torpedo microdiscus Parin & Kotlyar, 1985
synonymseniororiginal
Tetronarce semipelagica (Parin & Kotlyar, 1985)
acceptedseniornew
Torpedo semipelagica Parin & Kotlyar, 1985
synonymseniororiginal
Tetronarce formosa (Haas & Ebert, 2006)
acceptedseniornew
Torpedo formosa Haas & Ebert, 2006
synonymseniororiginal
Torpedo nobiliana (non Bonaparte, 1835)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Tetronarce cowleyi Ebert, Haas & de Carvalho, 2015
acceptedseniororiginal
Torpedo nobiliana (non Bonaparte, 1835)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
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