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Torpedo Ray

Educational resources on Torpedo Ray

Torpedo Ray or Torpedo fairchildi is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Data Deficient . IUCN Profile of the Torpedo Ray

Academic web links for the Torpedo Ray.


Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology Department: Atlantic ...
Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology Department homepage. This page contains, educational sections about the biology, ecology and conservation of fishes and sharks. A rich
www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/Descript/AtlanticTorpedo/AtlanticTorpedo.html

Trinidad and Tobago Natural History
Arnos Vale Reef consists of several reef lines parallel to the shore; moray eels, southern stingrays and even the Atlantic torpedo ray can be spotted here.
latino.si.edu/rainbow/pages/nathistory.html

EM PROJECT: Mathew Timney
The torpedo ray is usually a charcoal grey color with black spots (see figure1) and can reach lengths up to 1.3 meters and weights of approximately 40 kilograms (Miller and Lea
www.csulb.edu/~zedmason/emprojects/MATHEW/mathew.html

Scribonius Largus
As to the torpedo ray, itself, Oppian calls it the cramp-fish, saying that "in its loins it hath a piece of craft, its strength in weakness: even two rays planted in its
penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/aconite/largus.html

Untitled Document [www.biochem.arizona.edu]
Figure 1. Torpedo Ray (Torpedo Californica) Photo © Joe Belanger. See more of his photos here. In the February issue of Nature
www.biochem.arizona.edu/classes/bioc462/462bh2008/462bhonorsprojects/462bhonors2002/p...

Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology Department Bioprofile ...
The English language common names for this species are lesser electric ray, Brazilian electric ray, small electric ray, spotted torpedo ray, torpedofish, trembler and the electric
www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/Descript/lesserelectricray/lesserelectricray.html

Gulf of Maine Census » Detail Page
Class: Elasmobranchii Family: Torpedinidae Common Name: Atlantic torpedo, Torpedo, Electric ray, Numbfish. Size: to 180.0 cm TL; max.weight: 90 kg.
research.usm.maine.edu/gulfofmaine-census/education/media-gallery/illustrated-taxonomy...

Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology Department: Round ...
Pacific torpedo ray Courtesy Daniel Gotshall/Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/Descript/RoundStingray/RoundStingray.html

CalPhotos: Browse Fish Common Names
Back to: CalPhotos > Animals > Browse Fish Common Names. Last updated: Dec 03 2009 . see also: Browse Invertebrate Thumbnail Photos. Click on a name below to see all the animal
calphotos.berkeley.edu/fauna/com-Fish.html

Prof. Harold Zakon
In some groups EOs generate strong discharges (such as the Torpedo ray) and in others, weak discharges (such as the knifefish we study). In all but one case, they derive from
www.utexas.edu/neuroscience/Neurobiology/HaroldZakon/research.html







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