Argentine torpedo
| Argentine torpedo | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Torpediniformes |
| Family: | Torpedinidae |
| Genus: | Tetronarce |
| Species: | T. puelcha |
| Binomial name | |
| Tetronarce puelcha Lahille, 1926 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Torpedo puelcha Lahille, 1926 | |
Tetronarce puelcha also known as the Argentine torpedo is a species of fish in the Torpedinidae family. 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).[1] This species is placed in the genus Tetronarce.[2]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and 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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