WoRMS taxon details
Torpedo torpedo (Linnaeus, 1758)
271691 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:271691)
accepted
Species
Narcacion torpedo (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Raja torpedo Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (synonym)
Torpedo (Torpedo) torpedo (Linnaeus, 1758) · alternative representation
Torpedo narce Risso, 1810 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Torpedo narke Risso, 1810 · unaccepted
Torpedo narke Delaroche, 1809 · unaccepted > nomen nudum
Torpedo ocellata Rafinesque, 1810 · unaccepted
Torpedo oculata Davy, 1834 · unaccepted
Torpedo unimaculata Risso, 1810 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Raja torpedo Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Torpedo torpedo (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=271691 on 2026-05-24
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Raja torpedo Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]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
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 me njollapeshk elektrik i zakonshëmpeshk elektrik | [details] |
| Dutch | gevlekte sidderrog | [details] |
| English | ocellate torpedo [from synonym]common torpedo | [details] |
| French | torpille ocellée | [details] |
| German | gefleckter Zitterrochen | [details] |
| Hebrew | חשמלן עינוני | [details] |
| Lithuanian | paprastoji torpeda [from synonym] | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Ματομουδιάστρα [from synonym] | [details] |
| Russian | обыкновенный электрический скат [from synonym] | [details] |
| Spanish | tremielga [from synonym] | [details] |
| Turkish | torpil baligielektrikli vatozcarpanbüyük uyuşturan balığı [from synonym]benekli elektrik balığı [from synonym] | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Скат електричний [from synonym]електричний скат [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (21 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Torpedo oculata Davy, 1834)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Torpedo ocellata Rafinesque, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Narcacion torpedo (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Torpedo unimaculata Risso, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (76 publications) (from synonym Raja torpedo Linnaeus, 1758)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Torpedo ocellata) (from synonym Torpedo ocellata Rafinesque, 1810)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Torpedo torpedo)
To FishBase (from synonym Torpedo oculata Davy, 1834)
To FishBase (from synonym Torpedo narke Delaroche, 1809)
To FishBase (from synonym Torpedo narke Risso, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Torpedo ocellata Rafinesque, 1810)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Raja torpedo Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Narcacion torpedo (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Torpedo unimaculata Risso, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Torpedo narce Risso, 1810)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (28 nucleotides; 28 proteins)
To GenBank (28 nucleotides; 28 proteins) (from synonym Raja torpedo Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Torpedo (Torpedo) torpedo (Linnaeus, 1758))
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To NMNH Extant Collection (RAD110900 thru RAD110902 Envelope)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Torpedo torpedo RAD110901-001)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Torpedo (Torpedo) torpedo (Linnaeus, 1758))
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Torpedo oculata Davy, 1834)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Torpedo ocellata Rafinesque, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Narcacion torpedo (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Torpedo unimaculata Risso, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (76 publications) (from synonym Raja torpedo Linnaeus, 1758)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Torpedo ocellata) (from synonym Torpedo ocellata Rafinesque, 1810)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Torpedo torpedo)
To FishBase (from synonym Torpedo oculata Davy, 1834)
To FishBase (from synonym Torpedo narke Delaroche, 1809)
To FishBase (from synonym Torpedo narke Risso, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Torpedo ocellata Rafinesque, 1810)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Raja torpedo Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Narcacion torpedo (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Torpedo unimaculata Risso, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Torpedo narce Risso, 1810)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (28 nucleotides; 28 proteins)
To GenBank (28 nucleotides; 28 proteins) (from synonym Raja torpedo Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Torpedo (Torpedo) torpedo (Linnaeus, 1758))
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To NMNH Extant Collection (RAD110900 thru RAD110902 Envelope)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Torpedo torpedo RAD110901-001)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Torpedo (Torpedo) torpedo (Linnaeus, 1758))
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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