Classification |
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Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Pisces Elasmobranchii Batoidea
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22 espèces |
Torpedo from the Latin word Torpidus meaning "numb" or "paralysed |
Références web | |
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fishbase | en.wikipedia |
Description |
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Identification keys to Torpedinidae |
Heteronarce mollis | ||
fishbase / shark-ref. / books.google | Synonymes | Lloyd, 1907 / DD / ITIS 564332 |
2016 Oman ©mda (via INaturalist) | ||
W-Indian: Somalia, Gulf of Aden to Arabian Sea | Soft electric ray | tropical |
soft circular disc, slightly longer than wide; head small; snout short; uniform pale to dark brown dorsal face qqx with darker blotches | ||
73-346m / 22.5cm (jsq 30cm) | unknown | Nocturnal, usually burying itself during the day with only the eyes and spiracle jutting out; on soft bottoms |
Heteronarce mollis | ||
Torpedo marmorata | ||
fishbase / doris / mer-littoral en.wiki / souslesmers / habitas / elasmodiver | Synonymes
Marbled Electric Ray |
Risso, 1810 / DD / ITIS 160838 |
2006 Corse ©Roberto Pillon (via fishbase) | 2011 Sardegna ©Roberto Pillon (via fishbase) | |
2010 Corse ©Roberto Pillon (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2009 Ténériffe (Canary) ©Philippe Guillaume (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2010 Corse ©Roberto Pillon (via Wikimedia Commons) |
2016 Teneriffe by Whodden (via Encyclopedia of Life) | 2013 Croatie ©Roberto Pillon (via fishbase) | 2016 Teneriffe by Whodden (via Encyclopedia of Life) |
Eastern Atlantiq & Méditerranée | Torpille marbrée | temperé à subtropical |
disque épais et arrondi; 2 nageoires dorsales, la première un peu plus développée
que la seconde;
marbrée à mouchetée de dessins clairs ou sombres sur fond beige à brun foncé | ||
2-370m 100cm dia / 3 kg | dioecism, ovovivipare, fécondation interne, internal live bearer, gestation 8-10mois, 2-30 juvéniles (10cm) | nocturnal, burying itself during the day with only the eyes and spiracle jutting out, on soft bottoms |
Torpedo marmorata | ||
Torpedo panthera | ||
fishbase / fr.wiki / aquaportail / souslesmers | Synonymes
Raie Torpille de la Mer Rouge / Panther electric ray |
Olfers, 1831 / DD / ITIS 564332 |
2009 Red Sea by Silke Baron (via Wikimedia Commons) | Marsa Alam (Egypt) by Magnus Kjaergaard (via Wikimedia Commons) | by Kora27 (via Wikimedia Commons) |
2008 Ras Nasrani (Egypt) by Gianemilio Rusconi (via fishbase) | 1999 Dahab ©Field, Richard (via fishbase) | 1974 Eilat ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase) |
Persian gulf & Red Sea | torpille panthère | tropical |
corps discoïde se terminant par une queue robuste dépourvue d'épines; 2 nageoires dorsales arrondies disposées très en arrière; pelviennes nettement visibles à la base de la queue; face dorsale mouchetée de taches jaune brunâtre; ventre blanc | ||
shallow / 100 à 220 volts | dioecism, ovovivipare fécondation interne, internal live bearer | corallien, sur le sable où elle pt s'enfouir en qq secondes |
Torpedo panthera | ||
Torpedo sinuspersici | ||
fishbase / shark-references | Synonymes
Variable torpedo ray |
Olfers, 1831 / DD / ITIS 564312 |
2000 Saudi Arabia©Field, Richard (via fishbase) | 2016 Oman ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2010 Iran ©Ramin Ketabi (via fishbase) |
2011 Oman by Joi Ito (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2006 Egypt ©ArndBot (via Encyclopedia of Life) | 2010 Seychelles ©Massimiliano Finzi (via Encyclopedia of Life) |
Indian Ocean, Red Sea & E-Mediterranée | Gulf torpedo | (sub)tropical |
small caudal fin; bright color pattern of circles and irregular marks, cream or golden on dark red or brown to blackish background dorsally | ||
<200m / 130cm | dioecism, ovovivipare, fécondation interne, internal live bearer, 9-22 petits | solitaire, in sandy bottoms; singly but may form groups during the breeding season |
Torpedo sinuspersici | ||
Torpedo torpedo | ||
fishbase / doris / en.wiki | Synonymes
Common torpedo |
Linnaeus, 1758 / DD / ITIS 160836 |
2010 Corse by Roberto Pillon (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2010 Corse by Roberto Pillon (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2010 Corse by Roberto Pillon (via Wikimedia Commons) |
E-Atlantiq & Méditerranée | Torpille ocellée | (sub)tropical |
face dorsale brun rougeâtre avec ocelles bleus cerclés de noir, auréolés de blanc-jaunâtre sur le milieu | ||
2-70m (jsq400m) / 30-60cm | dioecism, ovovipare, fécondation interne, internal live bearer, gesation: 5-mois, <20 petits (4-8cm) | on soft bottoms |
Torpedo torpedo | ||
MàJ 13/03/2023