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Discopyge tschudii (Apron ray; Electric ray)

Synonyms: Torpedo chilensis
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Wikipedia Abstract

The apron ray, Discopyge tschudii, is a small electric ray in the numbfish family, Narcinidae, known for being able to generate electric shocks for defense. It is one of two species in the genus Discopyge.
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Prey / Diet

Grimothea gregaria[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Phyllobothrium discopygi[2]
Proleptus carvajali[2]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Trophic ecology of the lobster krill Munida gregaria in San Jorge Gulf, Argentina, Julio H. Vinuesa & Martín Varisco, Invest. Mar., Valparaíso, 35(2): 25-34, 2007
♦ 2Pollerspöck, 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