Argentine torpedo
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Argentine torpedo | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Order: | Torpediniformes |
Family: | Torpedinidae |
Genus: | Tetronarce |
Species: | T. puelcha
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Binomial name | |
Tetronarce puelcha Lahille, 1926
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Tetronarce puelcha, commonly known as the Argentine torpedo, is a species of fish in the family Torpedinidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay. Its natural habitat is open seas. It is rare electric ray fish species, which is moderately large (104 cm) found in South West Atlantic (mostly in Argentina and Brazil).[2][3]
References
- ^ Pollom, R.; Barreto, R.; Charvet, P.; Chiaramonte, G.E.; Cuevas, J.M.; Herman, K.; Montealegre-Quijano, S.; Motta, F.; Paesch, L.; Rincon, G. (2020). "Tetronarce puelcha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T60135A3088651. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T60135A3088651.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Torpedo puelcha" in FishBase. April 2015 version.
- ^ 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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