Torpedo suessii, the Red Sea torpedo, is a species of torpedo ray. This species lives in the Red Sea in Yemen with the type locality being found in the harbour of Perim. [3] This species has large dark brown spots with light brown outlines.[4] This species is listed as critically endangered possibly extinct as it hasn't been seen since 1898.[5]
Torpedo suessii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Order: | Torpediniformes |
Family: | Torpedinidae |
Genus: | Torpedo |
Species: | T. suessii
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Binomial name | |
Torpedo suessii Steindachner, 1898[2]
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References
edit- ^ Kyne, P.M.; Tesfamichael, D.; Fernando, D.; Bineesh, K.K. (2017). "Torpedo suessii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017. IUCN: e.T161613A109911839. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T161613A109911839.en.
- ^ "Torpedo suessii". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Torpedo-suessii
- ^ https://phys.org/news/2023-11-hidden-extinct-genome-analysis-year-old.html
- ^ https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/161613/109911839