Sealife guideThe ocellate torpedoTorpedo torpedo

Taxonomy
  • Common name: Ocellate torpedo, common torpedo ray
  • French name: Raie torpille ocellée
  • Spanish name: Tremolina,temblador
  • Scientific name: Torpedo torpedo (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Family name: Torpedinidae
  • Order name: Torpediniformes
  • Class name: Elasmobranchii
Did you know ?
The ocellate torpedo is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The ocellate torpedo appears in the IUCN Red List since 2021 within the category Vulnerable !
The ocellate torpedo (Torpedo torpedo)
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