Spotted electric ray
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Spotted electric ray ( torpedo torpedo ) |
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| ( Linnaeus , 1758) |
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The Spotted torpedo ( Torpedo torpedo ) is a ray species from the family of the torpedo . It lives off the coasts of southern Spain, north, west and south-west Africa, and it gets its name from eye-like points on its otherwise brownish back. The ray species generates voltage surges of up to 200 volts for stunning prey and for defense .
features
The spotted electric ray has the typical, somewhat wider than long disc shape of its family. The top is brown with large, blue dots, the bottom is creamy white. Adult males are up to 60 cm tall, females up to 41 cm.
Way of life
Spotted electric rays usually stay at shallow depths over sandy ground, but are also found at depths of up to 400 m. They are loners and hunt smaller fish and marine invertebrates at night. Spotted electric rays are ovoviviparous and give birth to 3 to 21 young that are approximately 9 cm tall.
Web links
- Spotted electric ray on Fishbase.org (English)
- Torpedo torpedo inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Endangered Species . Posted by: Serena, F., Notarbartolo di Sciara, G. & Ungaro, N., 2003. Retrieved November 2, 2013.