Chilean torpedo

Chilean torpedo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Torpediniformes
Family: Torpedinidae
Genus: Tetronarce
Species: T. tremens
Binomial name
Tetronarce tremens
F. de Buen, 1959
Synonyms

Torpedo tremens de Buen, 1959

Tetronarce tremens also known as the Chilean torpedo is a species of fish in the Torpedinidae family. It is found in Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is open seas.[1]

References

  1. 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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