Chilean torpedo

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

Chilean torpedo

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
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

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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