WoRMS taxon details
Torpedo marmorata Risso, 1810
271684 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:271684)
accepted
Species
Narcacion marmoratus (Risso, 1810) · unaccepted
Narcobatus marmoratus (Risso, 1810) · unaccepted
Torpedo (Torpedo) marmorata Risso, 1810 · alternative representation
Torpedo diversicolor Davy, 1834 · unaccepted
Torpedo galvani Risso, 1810 · unaccepted
Torpedo immaculata Rafinesque, 1810 · unaccepted
Torpedo picta Lowe, 1843 · unaccepted
Torpedo punctata Rafinesque, 1810 · unaccepted
Torpedo trepidans Valenciennes, 1843 · unaccepted
Torpedo vulgaris Fleming, 1828 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Risso, A. (1810). Ichthyologie de Nice, ou histoire naturelle des poissons du Département des Alpes Maritimes. <em>F. Schoell, Paris.</em> i-xxxvi + 1-388, Pls. 1-11., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7052
page(s): 20 [details]
page(s): 20 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Torpedo marmorata Risso, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=271684 on 2026-07-29
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Nomenclature
original description
Risso, A. (1810). Ichthyologie de Nice, ou histoire naturelle des poissons du Département des Alpes Maritimes. <em>F. Schoell, Paris.</em> i-xxxvi + 1-388, Pls. 1-11., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7052
page(s): 20 [details]
original description (of Torpedo (Torpedo) marmorata Risso, 1810) Risso, A. (1810). Ichthyologie de Nice, ou histoire naturelle des poissons du Département des Alpes Maritimes. <em>F. Schoell, Paris.</em> i-xxxvi + 1-388, Pls. 1-11., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7052
page(s): 20 [details]
original description (of Torpedo diversicolor Davy, 1834) Davy, J. (1834). XXIV. Observations on the torpedo, with an account of some additional experiments on its electricity. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.</em> (124): 531-550., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23892678#page/561/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Torpedo galvani Risso, 1810) Risso, A. (1810). Ichthyologie de Nice, ou histoire naturelle des poissons du Département des Alpes Maritimes. <em>F. Schoell, Paris.</em> i-xxxvi + 1-388, Pls. 1-11., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7052 [details]
original description (of Torpedo immaculata Rafinesque, 1810) Rafinesque, C.S. (1810). Indice d'ittiologia siciliana; Indice d'ittiologia siciliana; ossia, catalogo metodico dei nomi latini, italiani, e siciliani dei pesci, che si rinvengono in Sicilia disposti secondo un metodo naturale e seguito da un appendice che contiene la descrizione de alcuni nuovi pesci sicilian. Messina. Pp 1-70, Pls. 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6340395 [details]
original description (of Torpedo picta Lowe, 1843) Lowe, R.T. (1843). Notices of fishes newly observed or discovered in Madeira during the years 1840, 1841, and 1842. <em>Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond.</em> (pt 11): 81-95. [details]
original description (of Torpedo punctata Rafinesque, 1810) Rafinesque, C.S. (1810). Indice d'ittiologia siciliana; Indice d'ittiologia siciliana; ossia, catalogo metodico dei nomi latini, italiani, e siciliani dei pesci, che si rinvengono in Sicilia disposti secondo un metodo naturale e seguito da un appendice che contiene la descrizione de alcuni nuovi pesci sicilian. Messina. Pp 1-70, Pls. 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6340395 [details]
original description (of Torpedo trepidans Valenciennes, 1843) Valenciennes, A. (1837-1844). Ichthyologie des îles Canaries, ou histoire naturelle des poissons rapportés par Webb & Berthelot. <em>In: P. B. Webb & S. Berthelot. Histoire naturelle des îles Canaries. Paris.</em> v. 2 (pt 2): 1-109, 26 pls. [details]
original description (of Torpedo vulgaris Fleming, 1828) Fleming, J. (1828). A history of British animals, exhibiting the descriptive characters and systematical arrangement of the genera and species of quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, fishes, Mollusca, and Radiata of the United Kingdom; including the indigenous, extirpated, and extinct kinds, together with periodical and occasional visitants. <em>Edinburgh, Bell & Bradfute / London, James Duncan.</em> Pp. i-xxii, 1-565. corrigenda., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18569 [details]
page(s): 20 [details]
original description (of Torpedo (Torpedo) marmorata Risso, 1810) Risso, A. (1810). Ichthyologie de Nice, ou histoire naturelle des poissons du Département des Alpes Maritimes. <em>F. Schoell, Paris.</em> i-xxxvi + 1-388, Pls. 1-11., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7052
page(s): 20 [details]
original description (of Torpedo diversicolor Davy, 1834) Davy, J. (1834). XXIV. Observations on the torpedo, with an account of some additional experiments on its electricity. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.</em> (124): 531-550., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23892678#page/561/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Torpedo galvani Risso, 1810) Risso, A. (1810). Ichthyologie de Nice, ou histoire naturelle des poissons du Département des Alpes Maritimes. <em>F. Schoell, Paris.</em> i-xxxvi + 1-388, Pls. 1-11., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7052 [details]
original description (of Torpedo immaculata Rafinesque, 1810) Rafinesque, C.S. (1810). Indice d'ittiologia siciliana; Indice d'ittiologia siciliana; ossia, catalogo metodico dei nomi latini, italiani, e siciliani dei pesci, che si rinvengono in Sicilia disposti secondo un metodo naturale e seguito da un appendice che contiene la descrizione de alcuni nuovi pesci sicilian. Messina. Pp 1-70, Pls. 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6340395 [details]
original description (of Torpedo picta Lowe, 1843) Lowe, R.T. (1843). Notices of fishes newly observed or discovered in Madeira during the years 1840, 1841, and 1842. <em>Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond.</em> (pt 11): 81-95. [details]
original description (of Torpedo punctata Rafinesque, 1810) Rafinesque, C.S. (1810). Indice d'ittiologia siciliana; Indice d'ittiologia siciliana; ossia, catalogo metodico dei nomi latini, italiani, e siciliani dei pesci, che si rinvengono in Sicilia disposti secondo un metodo naturale e seguito da un appendice che contiene la descrizione de alcuni nuovi pesci sicilian. Messina. Pp 1-70, Pls. 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6340395 [details]
original description (of Torpedo trepidans Valenciennes, 1843) Valenciennes, A. (1837-1844). Ichthyologie des îles Canaries, ou histoire naturelle des poissons rapportés par Webb & Berthelot. <em>In: P. B. Webb & S. Berthelot. Histoire naturelle des îles Canaries. Paris.</em> v. 2 (pt 2): 1-109, 26 pls. [details]
original description (of Torpedo vulgaris Fleming, 1828) Fleming, J. (1828). A history of British animals, exhibiting the descriptive characters and systematical arrangement of the genera and species of quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, fishes, Mollusca, and Radiata of the United Kingdom; including the indigenous, extirpated, and extinct kinds, together with periodical and occasional visitants. <em>Edinburgh, Bell & Bradfute / London, James Duncan.</em> Pp. i-xxii, 1-565. corrigenda., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18569 [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 (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (WoRCS) Kovačić, M.; Gerovasileiou, V.; Patzner, R. A. (2024). Fishes in Marine Caves. <em>Fishes.</em> 9(6): 243., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/9/6/243 [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
context source (WoRCS) Kovačić, M.; Gerovasileiou, V.; Patzner, R. A. (2024). Fishes in Marine Caves. <em>Fishes.</em> 9(6): 243., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/9/6/243 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | peshk elektrik i mermertë | [details] |
| Basque | ikaraio arrunt [from synonym] | [details] |
| Breton | tredanelpesket | [details] |
| Catalan | vaca tremolosa [from synonym]vaca comuna [from synonym] | [details] |
| Czech | parejnok elektrický [from synonym] | [details] |
| Danish | marmoreret elrokke | [details] |
| Dutch | gemarmerde sidderrog | [details] |
| English | marbled electric raymarbeled electric ray [from synonym] | [details] |
| French | torpille marbréetorpille marbreé [from synonym]torpilleraie électrique | [details] |
| German | Marmor-ZitterrochenMarmorzitterrochen [from synonym] | [details] |
| Hebrew | חשמלן משויש | [details] |
| Italian | torpedine marezzata [from synonym] | [details] |
| Lithuanian | marmurinė torpeda | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Μαρμαρομουδιάστρα | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | flekket el-rokke | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | flekka el-rokke | [details] |
| Polish | drętwa pstra [from synonym] | [details] |
| Russian | электрический скатобыкновенный скатмраморный скат | [details] |
| Slovenian | navadni električni skat | [details] |
| Spanish | tremolina mármol [from synonym]torpedo [from synonym]tembladera | [details] |
| Swedish | marmorerad darrocka [from synonym] | [details] |
| Turkish | torpil baligielektrikli vatozçarpan torpil balığıcarpan | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Скат електричний звичайнийЗвичайний електричний скат | [details] |
| Welsh | morgath drydan fraith | [details] |
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
Marine Life Information Network - UK (from synonym Torpedo (Torpedo) marmorata Risso, 1810)
To Barcode of Life (56 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Torpedo immaculata Rafinesque, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Torpedo galvani Risso, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Torpedo vulgaris Fleming, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Narcobatus marmoratus (Risso, 1810))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Torpedo trepidans Valenciennes, 1843)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (36 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Narcacion marmoratus (Risso, 1810))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Torpedo marmorata)
To FishBase (from synonym Torpedo diversicolor Davy, 1834)
To FishBase (from synonym Torpedo galvani Risso, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Torpedo picta Lowe, 1843)
To FishBase (from synonym Torpedo punctata Rafinesque, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Torpedo trepidans Valenciennes, 1843)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Narcobatus marmoratus (Risso, 1810))
To FishBase (from synonym Narcacion marmoratus (Risso, 1810))
To FishBase (from synonym Torpedo vulgaris Fleming, 1828)
To FishBase (from synonym Torpedo immaculata Rafinesque, 1810)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (169 nucleotides; 255 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Torpedo (Torpedo) marmorata Risso, 1810)
To ITIS
Marine Life Information Network - UK (from synonym Torpedo (Torpedo) marmorata Risso, 1810)
To Barcode of Life (56 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Torpedo immaculata Rafinesque, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Torpedo galvani Risso, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Torpedo vulgaris Fleming, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Narcobatus marmoratus (Risso, 1810))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Torpedo trepidans Valenciennes, 1843)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (36 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Narcacion marmoratus (Risso, 1810))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Torpedo marmorata)
To FishBase (from synonym Torpedo diversicolor Davy, 1834)
To FishBase (from synonym Torpedo galvani Risso, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Torpedo picta Lowe, 1843)
To FishBase (from synonym Torpedo punctata Rafinesque, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Torpedo trepidans Valenciennes, 1843)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Narcobatus marmoratus (Risso, 1810))
To FishBase (from synonym Narcacion marmoratus (Risso, 1810))
To FishBase (from synonym Torpedo vulgaris Fleming, 1828)
To FishBase (from synonym Torpedo immaculata Rafinesque, 1810)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (169 nucleotides; 255 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Torpedo (Torpedo) marmorata Risso, 1810)
To ITIS
