Tetronarce cowleyi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Torpediniformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Classis: Chondrichthyes Subclassis: Elasmobranchii Superordo: Rajomorphii Ordo: Torpediniformes

Familia: Torpedinidae
Genus: Tetronarce
Species: Tetronarce cowleyi

Name

Tetronarce cowleyi Ebert et al., 2015

• Holotype: SAIAB 25190.
• Paratype: SAIAB 25347.

• Type locality: South Eastern Atlantic Ocean, off the west coast of South Africa, 33° 39.0’S, 17° 34.0’E, 262 m depth.

• Etymology: named after Paul Cowley, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, in recognition of his contributions to the study of fishes in southern Africa.

References

Primary references

• Ebert, D.A., Haas, D.L. & Carvalho, M.R. de 2015: Tetronarce cowleyi, sp. nov., a new species of electric ray from southern Africa (Chondrichthyes: Torpediniformes: Torpedinidae). Zootaxa 3936(2): 237–250. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3936.2.4. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Cowley’s torpedo ray