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 !
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