Torpedo panthera also known as the leopard torpedo or panther electric ray 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. It is reported in the northern Indian Ocean, including the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the Sea of Oman, and the Persian Gulf. [2] Its natural habitat is open seas.[3]
| Leopard torpedo | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Torpediniformes |
| Family: | Torpedinidae |
| Genus: | Torpedo |
| Species: | T. panthera
|
| Binomial name | |
| Torpedo panthera Olfers, 1831
| |
References
edit- ^ 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) - ^ Soheil Eadgeri et al. Annotated checklist of the fishes of the Persian Gulf: Diversity and conservation status. Iran. J. Ichthyol. (October 2019), 6(Suppl. 1): 1-171
- ^ 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.
Media related to Torpedo panthera at Wikimedia Commons
_(7556009118).jpg){kind=small} | This batoid-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |