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Torpedo suessii Steindachner, 1898

Common Names

  • Red sea torpedo
  • Suessi elektrirai

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Elasmobranchii

    Order: Torpediniformes

    Family: Torpedinidae

    Genus: Torpedo

    Species: Torpedo suessii Steindachner, 1898

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Biology

    Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Biology little known. Probably reaches ca. 40 cm TL; males mature before 23 cm TL (Ref. 114953).

    Habitat

    demersal

    Conservation Status

    Critically Endangered

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless

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    Torpedo suessii Steindachner, 1898