#electric rays

[antiqueanimals]

Marbled electric ray (Torpedo marmorata), Smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata)

Fishes of the World. Written by Hans Hvass. Illustrated by Wilhelm Eigener. Originally published in 1964.

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[podartists]

Fauna japonica Pl.157 (1833-1850) | Philipp Franz Balthasar von Siebold

[taxonomytournament]

Taxonomy Tournament: Cartilaginous Fish

Rhinopristiformes. This order includes shovelnose rays and sawfish

Torpediniformes. This order is made up electric rays, which have electric organs at the base of their pectoral fins, allowing them to produce an electric discharge to stun prey. Torpedos (the weapon) are named after these animals

Which clade of animals is better?

Rhinopristiformes

Torpediniformes

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Voting ended onFeb 11, 2024

[antiqueanimals]

The Sea and its Wonders. Written by Mary and Elizabeth Kirby. 1871.

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[amingethia]

SERVES YOU RIGHT, YOU ZAPPY PANCAKE!

[amingethia]

I really think electric rays and electric eels are OP.

You have electricity under water.

You could fuck up everybody’s day very easily and quickly.

[adelphe]

Illustration by Nancy Catford

Daily Mail Annual for Girls edited by Susan French, c.1958

[richardbillies-blog]

Electric Rays Sea Watch

Electric Rays Sea Watch

The electric ray is one of those creatures that might have simultaneously fascinated and frightened you as a child. Lurking unseen on the seafloor, it has the power to send a jolt of painful electricity rippling through your body. The mechanism that provides this power is unique, emanating from kidney-shaped organs made of striated muscle located on either side of the ray’s head. These modified…

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