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Torpedo fuscomaculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Superorder: Batoidea Order: Torpediniformes
Families
Narcinidae Torpedinidae

hi Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 313 KB) Description: Black-spotted Torpedo Ray (Torpedo fuscomaculata); de: Schwarztupfen-Torpedorochen, Malediven, Veligandu, Dezember 2004 Photograph: Matthias Kleine --> Mkleine Camera: Olympus C-765 first upload in de wikipedia on 02:51, 11. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms (as opposed to folk taxonomy). ... Phyla Subregnum Parazoa Porifera (sponges) Subregnum Agnotozoa Placozoa (trichoplax) Orthonectida (orthonectids) Rhombozoa (rhombozoans) Subregnum Eumetazoa Radiata (unranked) (radial symmetry) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria (coral, jellyfish, anemones) Bilateria (unranked) (bilateral symmetry) Acoelomorpha (basal) Orthonectida (parasitic to flatworms, echinoderms, etc. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicatas Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Orders See text. ... Orders Batoidea - common rays and skates Myliobatiformes - eagle rays, manta rays Pristiformes - sawfishes Torpediniformes - electric rays Rays are a group (superorder Rajomorphii or Batoidea) of cartilaginous fishes. ... Scientific classification or biological classification refers to how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Genera Benthobatis Crassinarke Diplobatis Discopyge Heteronarce Narcine Narke Temera Typhlonarke See text for species. ... Families Narcinidae Torpedinidae If you came here looking for information about a fictional energy weapon, see raygun. ...

Electric rays (order Torpediniformes) are fish that have a rounded body and a pair of organs capable of producing an electric discharge, which is used to stun or kill prey. There are 69 species in two families. Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus: one of the most abundant species of fish in the world. ... Electrocytes, electroplaques or electroplaxs are cells used by rays, electric eels and other electric fish for electrogenesis and electroreception. ...

Perhaps the most known members are those of the genus Torpedo, also called crampfish and numbfish, after which the device called a torpedo is named. The name comes from the Latin "torpere", to be stiffened or paralyzed, referring to the effect on someone who handles or steps on a living electric ray. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... A torpedo in Rail terminology refers to a small explosive device strapped to the top of the rail to alert an approaching train of immediate danger ahead. ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ...

Some electric rays

• Atlantic Torpedo Ray, Torpedo nobiliana
• Pacific electric ray, Torpedo californica
• Lesser Electric Ray, Narcine brasiliensis
• Blind Electric Ray, Typhlonarke aysoni

Binomial name Torpedo californica Ayres, 1855 The Pacific electric ray (Torpedo californica) is a species of electric ray native to the eastern Pacific Ocean. ... Blind Electric Ray, Typhlonarke aysoni, also known as a blind legged torpedo, is a poorly-known electric ray, or numbfish, of the Southwest Pacific, endemic to New Zealand, growing to a maximum size of 38 centimetres. ...

External links

• electric ray -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Online Article
• List of Species called "electric ray"