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Torpedinidae (Electric rays)
Etymology: Torpedo: Latin, torpere = be sluggish (Ref. 45335); bauchotae: Named for M.-L. Bauchot, curator of the MNHN fish collection in Paris (Ref. 39215).
Eponymy: Dr Marie-Louise Bauchot née Boutin (d: 1928) is a French ichthyologist who was Curator of Ichthyology and Assistant Manager at the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris (1952–1991). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin démersal; profondeur ? - 60 m (Ref. 114953). Tropical; 15°N - 18°S, 19°W - 13°E (Ref. 114953)
Eastern Atlantic: known only from Senegal and Pointe Noire, Congo. Reported from Cote d'Ivoire (Ref. 34514). Southeast Atlantic: Angola (Ref. 114953).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.5 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 39215); 13.5 cm TL (female)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Épines anales: 0; Vertèbres: 109. Disc-width larger than its length, width and length about 1,40 to 1,60 times in total length; dorsal fins rounded; dorsal side buff or rosy ochre with darker and lighter spots, ventral side is uniform rosy white (Ref. 39215).
Body shape (shape guide): other; Cross section: flattened.
Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Exhibit ovoviparity (aplacental viviparity), with embryos feeding initially on yolk, then receiving additional nourishment from the mother by indirect absorption of uterine fluid enriched with mucus, fat or protein through specialised structures (Ref. 50449).
Capapé, C. and M. Desoutter, 1990. Torpedinidae. p. 55-58. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4430)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01479 (0.00678 - 0.03229), b=2.97 (2.78 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.8 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (Assuming fecundity<100).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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