Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Elasmobranchii

Order: Torpediniformes

Family: Torpedinidae

Genus: Tetronarce

Species: Tetronarce tokionis (Tanaka, 1908)

Climate Zone

Biology

Inhabits shelf edges to about 1000 m (Ref. 41299). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Maturity size of males at ca. 68 cm TL; birth size at ca. 20 cm TL (Ref. 114953). Reported to be infrequently captured as by-catch, but of no commercial importance (Ref. 94813).

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless