Torpedo fairchildi
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Drawing of the torpedo fairchildi by Dr. Tony Ayling |
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Torpedo fairchildi is a ray species from the family of the torpedo and lives off the coast of New Zealand at depths from 5 to 1150 m. It feeds on smaller fish that it hunts at night.
features
Torpedo fairchildi has the typical, somewhat wider than long disc shape of its family, consisting of body and pectoral fins . The top is dark gray, the bottom white. The species reaches a length of 100 cm.
Web links
- Torpedo fairchildi on Fishbase.org (English)
- Torpedo fairchildi inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Endangered Species . Listed by: Duffy, C. (SSG Australia & Oceania Regional Workshop, March 2003), 2003. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
literature
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand , (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8