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Torpedo Duméril, 1806

1021706  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1021706)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Chondrichthyes (Class)
  6. Torpediniformes (Order)
  7. Torpedinidae (Family)
  8. Torpedo (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Eunarce Fowler, 1910 · unaccepted
Narcacion Bleeker, 1865 · unaccepted (synonym)
Narcacion Klein, 1776 · unaccepted (synonym)
Torpedo Rafinesque, 1810 · unaccepted (synonym)
Torpedo Houttuyn, 1764 · unaccepted (synonym)

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  1. Species Torpedo adenensis Carvalho, Stehmann & Manilo, 2002
  2. Species Torpedo alexandrinsis Mazhar, 1987
  3. Species Torpedo andersoni Bullis, 1962
  4. Species Torpedo bauchotae Cadenat, Capapé & Desoutter, 1978
  5. Species Torpedo californica Ayres, 1855
  6. Species Torpedo fairchildi Hutton, 1872
  7. Species Torpedo formosa Haas & Ebert, 2006
  8. Species Torpedo fuscomaculata Peters, 1855
  9. Species Torpedo mackayana Metzelaar, 1919
  10. Species Torpedo macneilli (Whitley, 1932)
  11. Species Torpedo marmorata Risso, 1810
  12. Species Torpedo microdiscus Parin & Kotlyar, 1985
  13. Species Torpedo nobiliana Bonaparte, 1835
  14. Species Torpedo panthera Olfers, 1831
  15. Species Torpedo peruana F. Chirichigno, 1963
  16. Species Torpedo puelcha Lahille, 1926
  17. Species Torpedo semipelagica Parin & Kotlyar, 1985
  18. Species Torpedo sinuspersici Olfers, 1831
  19. Species Torpedo suessii Steindachner, 1898
  20. Species Torpedo tokionis (Tanaka, 1908)
  21. Species Torpedo torpedo (Linnaeus, 1758)
  22. Species Torpedo tremens de Buen, 1959
  23. Species Torpedo alexandrensis Mazhar, 1987 accepted as Torpedo alexandrinsis Mazhar, 1987
  24. Species Torpedo bancroftii Griffith & Smith, 1834 accepted as Narcine bancroftii (Griffith & Smith, 1834)
  25. Species Torpedo brasiliensis Olfers, 1831 accepted as Narcine brasiliensis (Olfers, 1831)
  26. Species Torpedo capensis Gronow, 1854 accepted as Narke capensis (Gmelin, 1789)
  27. Species Torpedo chilensis Guichenot, 1848 accepted as Discopyge tschudii Heckel, 1846
  28. Species Torpedo diversicolor Davy, 1834 accepted as Torpedo marmorata Risso, 1810
  29. Species Torpedo emarginata McCoy, 1841 accepted as Torpedo nobiliana Bonaparte, 1835
  30. Species Torpedo galvani Risso, 1810 accepted as Torpedo marmorata Risso, 1810
  31. Species Torpedo hebetans Lowe, 1838 accepted as Torpedo nobiliana Bonaparte, 1835
  32. Species Torpedo hebitans Valenciennes, 1843 accepted as Torpedo nobiliana Bonaparte, 1835
  33. Species Torpedo immaculata Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Torpedo marmorata Risso, 1810
  34. Species Torpedo japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 accepted as Narke japonica (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
  35. Species Torpedo narce Risso, 1810 accepted as Torpedo torpedo (Linnaeus, 1758)
  36. Species Torpedo narke Delaroche, 1809 accepted as Torpedo torpedo (Linnaeus, 1758)
  37. Species Torpedo narke Risso, 1810 accepted as Torpedo torpedo (Linnaeus, 1758)
  38. Species Torpedo nigra Guichenot, 1850 accepted as Torpedo nobiliana Bonaparte, 1835
  39. Species Torpedo nobilianus Bonaparte, 1835 accepted as Torpedo nobiliana Bonaparte, 1835
  40. Species Torpedo nobililana Bonaparte, 1835 accepted as Torpedo nobiliana Bonaparte, 1835
  41. Species Torpedo occidentalis Storer, 1843 accepted as Torpedo nobiliana Bonaparte, 1835
  42. Species Torpedo ocellata Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 accepted as Narcine brasiliensis (Olfers, 1831)
  43. Species Torpedo ocellata Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Torpedo torpedo (Linnaeus, 1758)
  44. Species Torpedo oculata Davy, 1834 accepted as Torpedo torpedo (Linnaeus, 1758)
  45. Species Torpedo picta Lowe, 1843 accepted as Torpedo marmorata Risso, 1810
  46. Species Torpedo pictus Gronow, 1854 accepted as Narcine bancroftii (Griffith & Smith, 1834)
  47. Species Torpedo polleni (Bleeker, 1865) accepted as Torpedo fuscomaculata Peters, 1855
  48. Species Torpedo punctata Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Torpedo marmorata Risso, 1810
  49. Species Torpedo sinus-persi Olfers, 1831 accepted as Torpedo sinuspersici Olfers, 1831
  50. Species Torpedo smithii Günther, 1870 accepted as Torpedo fuscomaculata Peters, 1855
  51. Species Torpedo suessi Steindachner, 1898 accepted as Torpedo suessii Steindachner, 1898
  52. Species Torpedo suissi Steindachner, 1898 accepted as Torpedo suessii Steindachner, 1898
  53. Species Torpedo trepidans Valenciennes, 1843 accepted as Torpedo marmorata Risso, 1810
  54. Species Torpedo unimaculata Risso, 1810 accepted as Torpedo torpedo (Linnaeus, 1758)
  55. Species Torpedo vulgaris Fleming, 1828 accepted as Torpedo marmorata Risso, 1810
  56. Species Torpedo walshii Thompson, 1856 accepted as Torpedo nobiliana Bonaparte, 1835
marine, brackish, fresh
recent + fossil
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Torpedo Houttuyn, 1764 presented as a species not a genus name; became genus later. Appeared without species.Torpedo...  
Taxonomic remark Torpedo Houttuyn, 1764 presented as a species not a genus name; became genus later. Appeared without species.Torpedo Houttuyn 1764 is presented as a species name and not a generic name, so the authorship is hereby changed to Duméril 1806 (see Welter-Schultes & Feuerstein 2008). (Eschmeyer). [details]
IRMNG (2021). Torpedo Duméril, 1806. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1021706 on 2025-09-10
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2006-09-20 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2016-11-22 11:10:04Z
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basis of record Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2010 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

basis of record SN2000/Eschmeyer, 1998 [details] 

verified source for family WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

verified source for family Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

name verified source Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2010 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

current name source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

current name source Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

extant flag source Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 363: 1-560., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10698313 [details] 

habitat flag source FishBase [details] 

original description (of Narcacion Walbaum, 1792) Artedi, Ichth., (3), ed. 2
page(s): 580 [details] 

original description (of Notastrape Whitley, 1932) Rec. Australian Mus., 18
page(s): 327 [details] 

original description (of Tetronarcine Tanaka, 1908) J. Coll. Sci. Japan, 23 (7)
page(s): 2 [details] 

original description (of Fimbriotorpedo Fritsch, 1884) Arch. Anat. Physiol., 1886
page(s): 365 [details] 

original description (of Narcobatis Blainville, 1825) Faune Franç. (Poiss.)
page(s): 45 [details] 

original description (of Narkobatus Blainville, 1818) Déterville. (1818). Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition. Tome XXVII. PLA–POR. Déterville, Paris, 586 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/63927
page(s): 337 [details] 

original description (of Narcobatus Blainville, 1816) Bull. Soc. Philom. Paris
page(s): 121 [details] 

original description (of Eunarce Fowler, 1910) Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad., 62
page(s): 472 [details] 

original description (of Gymnotorpedo Fritsch, 1884) Arch. Anat. Physiol., 1886
page(s): 365 [details] 

original description (of Torpedo Houttuyn, 1764) Nat. Hist., 7
page(s): 453 [details] 
Unreviewed
Descriptive info From FishBase: Brackish + Marine. FishBase flag: All Marine. [details]

Taxonomic remark Torpedo Houttuyn, 1764 presented as a species not a genus name; became genus later. Appeared without species.Torpedo Houttuyn 1764 is presented as a species name and not a generic name, so the authorship is hereby changed to Duméril 1806 (see Welter-Schultes & Feuerstein 2008). (Eschmeyer). [details]

Type species as cited Raja torpedo Linnaeus 1758 [details]
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