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Torpedo marmorata (Common crampfish; Marbled electric ray; Marbled torpedo; Numbfish; Spotted torpedo)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Not to be confused with Torpedo sinuspersici, also known as the marbled electric ray. The marbled electric ray (Torpedo marmorata) is a species of electric ray in the family Torpedinidae found in the coastal waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean from the North Sea to South Africa. This benthic fish inhabits rocky reefs, seagrass beds, and sandy and muddy flats in shallow to moderately deep waters. It can survive in environments with very little dissolved oxygen, such as tidal pools. The marbled electric ray has a nearly circular pectoral fin disc and a muscular tail that bears two dorsal fins of nearly equal size and a large caudal fin. It can be identified by the long, finger-like projections on the rims of its spiracles, as well as by its dark brown mottled color pattern, though some indi
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Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Torpedo marmorata

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  3.638 lbs (1.65 kg)
Female Maturity [1]  12 years 6 months
Litter Size [1]  11
Maximum Longevity [1]  20 years

Prey / Diet

Callionymus lyra (european dragonet)[2]
Cepola macrophthalma (Red bandfish)[2]
Chelon saliens (Small mullet)[2]
Loligo vulgaris (European Squid)[2]
Sepia elegans (elegant cuttlefish)[2]

Consumers

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774
2DIET OF THE MARBLED ELECTRIC RAY TORPEDO MARMORATA (CHONDRICHTHYES: TORPEDINIDAE) OFF THE LANGUEDOCIAN COAST (SOUTHERN FRANCE, NORTHERN MEDITERRANEAN, Christian CAPAPÉ, Séverine CROUZET, Céline CLÉMENT, Yvan VERGNE & Olivier GUÉLORGET, ANNALES Ser. hist. nat. Vol. 17 No. 1 2001 p. 17-22
3Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
4Pollerspöck, J. & Straube, N. (2015), Bibliography database of living/fossil sharks, rays and chimaeras (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii, Holocephali) -Host-Parasites List/Parasite-Hosts List-, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 04/2015;
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0