Torpedo

Torpedo is a group of rays, commonly called electric rays or torpedoes. It is the only genus in the family Torpedinidae, in the order Torpediniformes. They are slow-moving bottom-dwellers capable of generating a electricity as a defense and feeding mechanism. There are 15-22 extant species.

Keywords

sting ray, torpedo, rays, Electric Ray

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Fish: T-Z

Source

L. Brent Vaughan Hill's Practical Reference Library Volume II (NewYork, NY: Dixon, Hanson and Company, 1906)

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