Sealife guideThe ocellate torpedoTorpedo torpedo
Last updated on 02/16/2024 at 10:48 PM
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 !
Within the same genus
Blackspotted electric ray
(Torpedo fuscomaculata)
Panther electric ray
(Torpedo panthera)
Discover also
Big skate
(Raja binoculata)
Blue spotted stingray
(Neotrygon kuhlii)
Bullseye electric ray
(Diplobatis ommata)
Darkspotted stingray
(Himantura uarnak)
Halavi guitarfish
(Glaucostegus halavi)
Reef manta ray
(Mobula alfredi)
Shovelnose guitarfish
(Pseudobatos productus)
Thornback ray
(Raja clavata)
The marine species from Mediterranean sea
Common bottlenose dolphin
(Tursiops truncatus)
Compass jellyfish
(Chrysaora hysoscella)
False killer whale
(Pseudorca crassidens)
Giant doris
(Felimare picta)
Green spoon worm
(Bonellia viridis)
Noble pen shell
(Pinna nobilis)
Violet sea urchin
(Sphaerechinus granularis)
White seabream
(Diplodus sargus)
Our latestUpdates
Thursday, April 23rd 2026
Where to see groupers in the Mediterranean ?
Discover where to see groupers in the Mediterranean: the best diving spots and protected marine areas to observe this iconic fish in its natural habitat.
Monday, April 20th 2026
The broadnose sevengill shark
Discover the broadnose sevengill shark (Notorynchus cepedianus), a large primitive coastal shark with seven gill slits living in temperate and subtropical waters around the world.
Monday, March 2nd 2026
The blueface angelfish
The blueface angelfish is a very colorful fish of the tropical coral reefs of the Indo-Pacific, recognizable by its bright blue head and its bluish body finely reticulated with yellow.
Photo of the Day
Eponge tonneau
(Xestospongia muta)
