New Zealand torpedo

New Zealand torpedo
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Torpediniformes
Family: Torpedinidae
Genus: Tetronarce
Species: T. fairchildi
Binomial name
Tetronarce fairchildi
F. W. Hutton, 1872
Synonyms

Torpedo fairchildi Hutton, 1872

Tetronarce fairchildi also known as the New Zealand torpedo is a species of electric ray of the family Torpedinidae found only around New Zealand, at depths of between 5 and 1,100 m.[1] This species is placed in the genus Tetronarce.[2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Torpedo fairchildi" in FishBase. April 2015 version.
  2. Carvalho, M.R. de. (2015): Torpedinidae. In : Heemstra, P.C., Heemstra, E. & Ebert, D.A. (Eds.), Coastal Fishes of the Western Indian Ocean. Vol. 1. South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Grahamstown, South Africa. In press.
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