Leopard torpedo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Superorder: Batoidea
Order: Torpediniformes
Family: Torpedinidae
Genus: Torpedo
Species:
T. panthera
Binomial name
Torpedo panthera
Olfers, 1831

Torpedo panthera also known as the leopard torpedo is a species of fish in the family Torpedinidae. It is found in Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, India, Iran, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. Its natural habitat is open seas.[2]

References

  1. Sherman, C.S., Barash, A., Jabado, R.W., Khan, M., Rezaie-Atagholipour, M. & Charles, R. (2022). "Torpedo panthera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T60134A124442830. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T60134A124442830.en. Retrieved 17 December 2022.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  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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