Tetronarce nobiliana Electric ray, Atlantic torpedo, Atlantic Electric Ray, Black Torpedo, Great Torpedo Ra

Tetronarce nobilianais commonly referred to as Electric ray, Atlantic torpedo, Atlantic Electric Ray, Black Torpedo, Great Torpedo Ra. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 11956
AphiaID:: 321911

Scientific:: Tetronarce nobiliana
German:: Atlantischer Zitterrochen
English:: Electric Ray, Atlantic Torpedo, Atlantic Electric Ray, Black Torpedo, Great Torpedo Ra

Category:: Stingrays

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Elasmobranchii (Class) > Torpediniformes (Order) > Torpedinidae (Family) > Tetronarce (Genus) > nobiliana (Species)
Initial determination:: (Bonaparte, ), 1835

Occurrence:: Tunesien, Straße von Gibralta, Benin, Suriname, Gambia, West Sahara, Ghana, the Black Sea, the North Sea, Algeria, Azores, Belize, Brazil, Canada , Circumglobal, Columbia, Costa Rica, East-Atlantic Ocean, Egypt, European Coasts, Florida, French Guiana, Gulf of Mexico, Guyana, Honduras, Israel, Madeira, Morocco, Namibia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, North Atlantic Ocean, Panama, Portugal, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South-Africa, Spain, the British Isles, the Caribbean, The Gulf of Guinea, the Ivory Coast, the Mediterranean Sea, Togo, USA, Venezuela, West-Atlantic Ocean
Sea depth:: 2 - 800 Meter
Size:: 15.75" - 70.87" (40cm - 180cm)
Weight:: 90 kg
Temperature:: 39.2 °F - 68 °F (4°C - 20°C)
Food:: Big fish, Fish (little fishes), Predatory
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Data deficient (DD)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Tetronarce californica
Kalifornischer Zitterrochen
Tetronarce cowleyi
Tetronarce fairchildi
Tetronarce formosa
Tetronarce macneilli
Tetronarce microdiscus
Tetronarce nobiliana
Atlantischer Zitterrochen
Tetronarce peruana
Tetronarce puelcha
Tetronarce semipelagica
Tetronarce tokionis
Tetronarce tremens

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2019-02-07 17:57:45
Last edit:: 2021-02-23 16:25:25

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Electric rays can generate electric shocks of 70-300 volts, which normaly serve as a weapon and for catching prey.
Depending on the level of exposed electric shocks, people may have atrial fibrillation of the heart, temporary short-term cardiac arrest, cardiac arrest, and cardiac arrest.
Therefore, never touch an electric ray!

Synonyms:
Narcacion nobilianus (Bonaparte, 1835)
Narcobatus nobilianus (Bonaparte, 1835)
Torpedo (Tetronarce) nobiliana Bonaparte, 1835
Torpedo emarginata McCoy, 1841
Torpedo hebetans Lowe, 1838
Torpedo nigra Guichenot, 1850
Torpedo nobiliana Bonaparte, 1835
Torpedo nobilianus Bonaparte, 1835
Torpedo nobililana Bonaparte, 1835
Torpedo occidentalis Storer, 1843
Torpedo walshii Thompson, 1856

External links

Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
FishBase (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Planet Wissen über Elektrofische (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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