Blind torpedo

Blind torpedo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Torpediniformes
Family: Narcinidae
Genus: Benthobatis
Species: B. marcida
Binomial name
Benthobatis marcida
B. A. Bean & A. C. Weed, 1909

The blind torpedo, Benthobatis marcida, is a species of electric ray most commonly found in the west–central area of the Atlantic Ocean.[1] Like all electric rays, it can produce an electric shock that can be harmful to humans and other fish. It can grow up to 50 cm (20 in) long.[2]

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