WoRMS taxon details
Torpedo sinuspersici Olfers, 1831
217380 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217380)
accepted
Species
Torpedo sinus-persi Olfers, 1831 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Torpedo zugmayeri Engelhardt, 1912 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Olfers, J. F. M. von. (1831). Die Gattung Torpedo in ihren naturhistorischen und antiquarischen Beziehungen erläutert. <em>Berlin.</em> 1-35, Pls. 1-3. [details]
Description Common in shallow water in sandy areas, but occurring down to 200 m. Occasionally hooked by anglers, more often seen by...
Description Common in shallow water in sandy areas, but occurring down to 200 m. Occasionally hooked by anglers, more often seen by divers; can deliver a strong shock. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Torpedo sinuspersici Olfers, 1831. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217380 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Olfers, J. F. M. von. (1831). Die Gattung Torpedo in ihren naturhistorischen und antiquarischen Beziehungen erläutert. <em>Berlin.</em> 1-35, Pls. 1-3. [details]
original description (of Torpedo zugmayeri Engelhardt, 1912) Engelhardt, R. (1912). Über einige neue Selachier-Formen. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> v. 39 (nos 21/22): 643-648. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Torpedo zugmayeri Engelhardt, 1912) Engelhardt, R. (1912). Über einige neue Selachier-Formen. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> v. 39 (nos 21/22): 643-648. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Introduced species)
Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Zenetos, A., M.E. Cinar, M.A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou, J.G. Harmelin, G. Furnari, F. Andaloro, N. Bellou, N. Streftaris & H. Zibrowius. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
[request]additional source Zenetos, A., M.E. Cinar, M.A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou, J.G. Harmelin, G. Furnari, F. Andaloro, N. Bellou, N. Streftaris & H. Zibrowius. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal in Syrian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin : Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals [details]Unreviewed
Description Common in shallow water in sandy areas, but occurring down to 200 m. Occasionally hooked by anglers, more often seen by divers; can deliver a strong shock. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | marbled electric eel | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (17 barcodes)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Torpedo sinuspersici)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Torpedo sinus-persi Olfers, 1831)
To GenBank (21 nucleotides; 16 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Torpedo sinuspersici)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Torpedo sinus-persi Olfers, 1831)
To GenBank (21 nucleotides; 16 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
