May 1, 2024
Common Torpedo aka Eyed Electric Ray (Torpedo torpedo), family Torpedinidae, order Torpediniformes, Corsica
photograph by Robert Pillon
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Common Torpedo aka Eyed Electric Ray (Torpedo torpedo), family Torpedinidae, order Torpediniformes, Corsica
photograph by Robert Pillon
Called Cowley’s torpedo ray (Tetronarce cowleyi), is a new species of electric ray. Is know from Southern Africa, from Walvis Bay to Eastern Cape, South Africa at dephts of 110 to 457 m.
Note: Scale bar represents 5 cm
Reference: Ebert et al. 2015. Tetronarce cowleyi, sp. nov., a new species of electric ray from southern Africa (Chondrichthyes: Torpediniformes: Torpedinidae) zootaxa