Chilean torpedo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Superorder: Batoidea
Order: Torpediniformes
Family: Torpedinidae
Genus: Tetronarce
Species:
T. tremens
Binomial name
Tetronarce tremens
Synonyms
  • Torpedo tremens de Buen, 1959

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.[2]

References

  1. Dulvy, N.K.; Acuña, E.; Bustamante, C.; Cheok, J.; Herman, K.; Velez-Zuazo, X. (2021). "Tetronarce tremens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T201621105A201621664. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T201621105A201621664.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. 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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