Torpedinidae
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The family Torpedinidae contains 22 species of electric rays or torpedoes, flat cartilaginous fishes that produce electricity as a defense and feeding mechanism. They are slow-moving bottom-dwellers.
Atlantic torpedo
Atlantic torpedo
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The Atlantic torpedo is a species of electric ray in the family Torpedinidae. It is found in the Atlantic Ocean, from Nova Scotia to Brazil in the west and from Scotland to West Africa and off souther
Torpedinidae
…flat cartilaginous fishes that produce electricity as a defense and feeding mechanism. They are slow-moving bottom-dwellers. The largest species is the Atlantic torpedo, Tetronarce nobiliana, which can grow to a weight of 90 kg (200 lb) and deliver a 220-volt electric shock. Electric rays have patches of modified muscle…
Tetronarce nobiliana NOAA
Early illustration of an Atlantic torpedo; the outlines of the electric organs are visible outside of the eyes.
The Atlantic torpedo is caught as bycatch but not utilized.