Torpediniformes

Torpedo fuscomaculata

Taxonavigation

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
Familiae: Hypnidae - Narcinidae - Narkidae - Torpedinidae

References

• Compagno, L.J.V. & Heemstra, P.C. (2007): Electrolux addisoni, a new genus and species of electric ray from the east coast of South Africa (Rajiformes: Torpedinoidei: Narkidae), with a review of torpedinoid taxonomy. Smithiana Bulletin, 7: 15–49.
• Gaitán-Espitia, J.D., Solano-Iguaran, J.J., Tejada-Martinez, D. & Quintero-Galvis, J.F. 2016. Mitogenomics of electric rays: evolutionary considerations within Torpediniformes (Batoidea; Chondrichthyes). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 178(2): 257–266. DOI: 10.1111/zoj.12417 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

беларуская: Электрычныя скаты
Deutsch: Zitterrochen
English: Electric ray
עברית: חשמלנאים
magyar: Elektromosrája-alakúak
日本語: シビレエイ目
ไทย: ปลากระเบนไฟฟ้า
中文: 电鳐目

References

• Torpediniformes in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

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