Sealife guideThe panther electric rayTorpedo panthera
Taxonomy
- Common name: Panther electric ray
- French name: Raie torpille panthère
- Scientific name: Torpedo panthera (Olfers, 1831)
- Family name: Torpedinidae
- Order name: Torpediniformes
- Class name: Elasmobranchii

The panther electric ray (Torpedo panthera) © Serg_dibrova | Dreamstime.com
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