WoRMS taxon details
Torpedo Duméril, 1806
826639 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:826639)
accepted
Genus
Narcacion Gill (ex Klein), 1861 · unaccepted
Narcacion Klein, 1776 · unaccepted (synonym)
Narcacion Bleeker (ex Klein), 1865 · unaccepted (synonym)
Narcobatus Blainville, 1816 · unaccepted
Notastrape Whitley, 1932 · unaccepted
Tetronarcine Tanaka, 1908 · unaccepted
Torpedo Houttuyn, 1764 · unaccepted (synonym)
Subgenus Torpedo (Tetronarce) Gill, 1862
Species Torpedo alexandrinsis Mazhar, 1987
Species Torpedo andersoni Bullis, 1962
Species Torpedo bauchotae Cadenat, Capapé & Desoutter, 1978
Species Torpedo fuscomaculata Peters, 1855
Species Torpedo mackayana Metzelaar, 1919
Species Torpedo marmorata Risso, 1810
Species Torpedo panthera Olfers, 1831
Species Torpedo sinuspersici Olfers, 1831
Species Torpedo suessii Steindachner, 1898
Species Torpedo torpedo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Torpedo alexandrensis Mazhar, 1987 accepted as Torpedo alexandrinsis Mazhar, 1987 (misspelling)
Species Torpedo bancroftii Griffith & Smith, 1834 accepted as Narcine bancroftii (Griffith & Smith, 1834)
Species Torpedo brasiliensis Olfers, 1831 accepted as Narcine brasiliensis (Olfers, 1831)
Species Torpedo californica Ayres, 1855 accepted as Tetronarce californica (Ayres, 1855) (synonym)
Species Torpedo capensis Gronow, 1854 accepted as Narke capensis (Gmelin, 1789)
Species Torpedo chilensis Guichenot, 1848 accepted as Discopyge tschudii Heckel, 1846
Species Torpedo diversicolor Davy, 1834 accepted as Torpedo marmorata Risso, 1810
Species Torpedo emarginata McCoy, 1841 accepted as Tetronarce nobiliana (Bonaparte, 1835) (synonym)
Species Torpedo fairchildi Hutton, 1872 accepted as Tetronarce fairchildi (Hutton, 1872) (synonym)
Species Torpedo formosa Haas & Ebert, 2006 accepted as Tetronarce formosa (Haas & Ebert, 2006) (synonym)
Species Torpedo galvani Risso, 1810 accepted as Torpedo marmorata Risso, 1810
Species Torpedo hebetans Lowe, 1838 accepted as Tetronarce nobiliana (Bonaparte, 1835) (synonym)
Species Torpedo immaculata Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Torpedo marmorata Risso, 1810
Species Torpedo japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 accepted as Narke japonica (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
Species Torpedo macneilli (Whitley, 1932) accepted as Tetronarce macneilli (Whitley, 1932)
Species Torpedo microdiscus Parin & Kotlyar, 1985 accepted as Tetronarce microdiscus (Parin & Kotlyar, 1985)
Species Torpedo narce Risso, 1810 accepted as Torpedo torpedo (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling)
Species Torpedo narke Delaroche, 1809 accepted as Torpedo torpedo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Torpedo narke Risso, 1810 accepted as Torpedo torpedo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Torpedo nigra Guichenot, 1850 accepted as Tetronarce nobiliana (Bonaparte, 1835) (synonym)
Species Torpedo nobiliana Bonaparte, 1835 accepted as Tetronarce nobiliana (Bonaparte, 1835)
Species Torpedo nobilianus Bonaparte, 1835 accepted as Tetronarce nobiliana (Bonaparte, 1835) (misspelling)
Species Torpedo nobililana Bonaparte, 1835 accepted as Tetronarce nobiliana (Bonaparte, 1835) (misspelling)
Species Torpedo occidentalis Storer, 1843 accepted as Tetronarce occidentalis (Storer, 1843) (synonym)
Species Torpedo ocellata Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Torpedo torpedo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Torpedo ocellata Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 accepted as Narcine brasiliensis (Olfers, 1831)
Species Torpedo oculata Davy, 1834 accepted as Torpedo torpedo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Torpedo peruana Chirichigno F., 1963 accepted as Tetronarce peruana (Chirichigno F., 1963)
Species Torpedo picta Lowe, 1843 accepted as Torpedo marmorata Risso, 1810
Species Torpedo pictus Gronow, 1854 accepted as Narcine bancroftii (Griffith & Smith, 1834)
Species Torpedo polleni (Bleeker, 1865) accepted as Torpedo fuscomaculata Peters, 1855
Species Torpedo puelcha Lahille, 1926 accepted as Tetronarce puelcha (Lahille, 1926) (synonym)
Species Torpedo punctata Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Torpedo marmorata Risso, 1810
Species Torpedo semipelagica Parin & Kotlyar, 1985 accepted as Tetronarce semipelagica (Parin & Kotlyar, 1985)
Species Torpedo sinus-persi Olfers, 1831 accepted as Torpedo sinuspersici Olfers, 1831 (misspelling)
Species Torpedo smithii Günther, 1870 accepted as Torpedo fuscomaculata Peters, 1855
Species Torpedo suessi Steindachner, 1898 accepted as Torpedo suessii Steindachner, 1898 (misspelling)
Species Torpedo suissi Steindachner, 1898 accepted as Torpedo suessii Steindachner, 1898 (misspelling)
Species Torpedo tokionis (Tanaka, 1908) accepted as Tetronarce tokionis (Tanaka, 1908)
Species Torpedo tremens de Buen, 1959 accepted as Tetronarce tremens (de Buen, 1959) (synonym)
Species Torpedo trepidans Valenciennes, 1843 accepted as Torpedo marmorata Risso, 1810
Species Torpedo unimaculata Risso, 1810 accepted as Torpedo torpedo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Torpedo vulgaris Fleming, 1828 accepted as Torpedo marmorata Risso, 1810
Species Torpedo walshii Thompson, 1856 accepted as Tetronarce nobiliana (Bonaparte, 1835) (synonym)
Species Torpedo zugmayeri Engelhardt, 1912 accepted as Torpedo sinuspersici Olfers, 1831
» Species Torpedo (Tetronarce) nobiliana Bonaparte, 1835 accepted as Tetronarce nobiliana (Bonaparte, 1835) (Alternate representation of a superseded new combination)
Subgenus Torpedo (Torpedo) » Species Torpedo (Torpedo) marmorata Risso, 1810 represented as Torpedo marmorata Risso, 1810
» Species Torpedo (Torpedo) torpedo (Linnaeus, 1758) represented as Torpedo torpedo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Torpedo adenensis Carvalho, Stehmann & Manilo, 2002» Species Torpedo (Torpedo) torpedo (Linnaeus, 1758) represented as Torpedo torpedo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Torpedo alexandrinsis Mazhar, 1987
Species Torpedo andersoni Bullis, 1962
Species Torpedo bauchotae Cadenat, Capapé & Desoutter, 1978
Species Torpedo fuscomaculata Peters, 1855
Species Torpedo mackayana Metzelaar, 1919
Species Torpedo marmorata Risso, 1810
Species Torpedo panthera Olfers, 1831
Species Torpedo sinuspersici Olfers, 1831
Species Torpedo suessii Steindachner, 1898
Species Torpedo torpedo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Torpedo alexandrensis Mazhar, 1987 accepted as Torpedo alexandrinsis Mazhar, 1987 (misspelling)
Species Torpedo bancroftii Griffith & Smith, 1834 accepted as Narcine bancroftii (Griffith & Smith, 1834)
Species Torpedo brasiliensis Olfers, 1831 accepted as Narcine brasiliensis (Olfers, 1831)
Species Torpedo californica Ayres, 1855 accepted as Tetronarce californica (Ayres, 1855) (synonym)
Species Torpedo capensis Gronow, 1854 accepted as Narke capensis (Gmelin, 1789)
Species Torpedo chilensis Guichenot, 1848 accepted as Discopyge tschudii Heckel, 1846
Species Torpedo diversicolor Davy, 1834 accepted as Torpedo marmorata Risso, 1810
Species Torpedo emarginata McCoy, 1841 accepted as Tetronarce nobiliana (Bonaparte, 1835) (synonym)
Species Torpedo fairchildi Hutton, 1872 accepted as Tetronarce fairchildi (Hutton, 1872) (synonym)
Species Torpedo formosa Haas & Ebert, 2006 accepted as Tetronarce formosa (Haas & Ebert, 2006) (synonym)
Species Torpedo galvani Risso, 1810 accepted as Torpedo marmorata Risso, 1810
Species Torpedo hebetans Lowe, 1838 accepted as Tetronarce nobiliana (Bonaparte, 1835) (synonym)
Species Torpedo immaculata Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Torpedo marmorata Risso, 1810
Species Torpedo japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 accepted as Narke japonica (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
Species Torpedo macneilli (Whitley, 1932) accepted as Tetronarce macneilli (Whitley, 1932)
Species Torpedo microdiscus Parin & Kotlyar, 1985 accepted as Tetronarce microdiscus (Parin & Kotlyar, 1985)
Species Torpedo narce Risso, 1810 accepted as Torpedo torpedo (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling)
Species Torpedo narke Delaroche, 1809 accepted as Torpedo torpedo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Torpedo narke Risso, 1810 accepted as Torpedo torpedo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Torpedo nigra Guichenot, 1850 accepted as Tetronarce nobiliana (Bonaparte, 1835) (synonym)
Species Torpedo nobiliana Bonaparte, 1835 accepted as Tetronarce nobiliana (Bonaparte, 1835)
Species Torpedo nobilianus Bonaparte, 1835 accepted as Tetronarce nobiliana (Bonaparte, 1835) (misspelling)
Species Torpedo nobililana Bonaparte, 1835 accepted as Tetronarce nobiliana (Bonaparte, 1835) (misspelling)
Species Torpedo occidentalis Storer, 1843 accepted as Tetronarce occidentalis (Storer, 1843) (synonym)
Species Torpedo ocellata Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Torpedo torpedo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Torpedo ocellata Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 accepted as Narcine brasiliensis (Olfers, 1831)
Species Torpedo oculata Davy, 1834 accepted as Torpedo torpedo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Torpedo peruana Chirichigno F., 1963 accepted as Tetronarce peruana (Chirichigno F., 1963)
Species Torpedo picta Lowe, 1843 accepted as Torpedo marmorata Risso, 1810
Species Torpedo pictus Gronow, 1854 accepted as Narcine bancroftii (Griffith & Smith, 1834)
Species Torpedo polleni (Bleeker, 1865) accepted as Torpedo fuscomaculata Peters, 1855
Species Torpedo puelcha Lahille, 1926 accepted as Tetronarce puelcha (Lahille, 1926) (synonym)
Species Torpedo punctata Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Torpedo marmorata Risso, 1810
Species Torpedo semipelagica Parin & Kotlyar, 1985 accepted as Tetronarce semipelagica (Parin & Kotlyar, 1985)
Species Torpedo sinus-persi Olfers, 1831 accepted as Torpedo sinuspersici Olfers, 1831 (misspelling)
Species Torpedo smithii Günther, 1870 accepted as Torpedo fuscomaculata Peters, 1855
Species Torpedo suessi Steindachner, 1898 accepted as Torpedo suessii Steindachner, 1898 (misspelling)
Species Torpedo suissi Steindachner, 1898 accepted as Torpedo suessii Steindachner, 1898 (misspelling)
Species Torpedo tokionis (Tanaka, 1908) accepted as Tetronarce tokionis (Tanaka, 1908)
Species Torpedo tremens de Buen, 1959 accepted as Tetronarce tremens (de Buen, 1959) (synonym)
Species Torpedo trepidans Valenciennes, 1843 accepted as Torpedo marmorata Risso, 1810
Species Torpedo unimaculata Risso, 1810 accepted as Torpedo torpedo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Torpedo vulgaris Fleming, 1828 accepted as Torpedo marmorata Risso, 1810
Species Torpedo walshii Thompson, 1856 accepted as Tetronarce nobiliana (Bonaparte, 1835) (synonym)
Species Torpedo zugmayeri Engelhardt, 1912 accepted as Torpedo sinuspersici Olfers, 1831
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Dumeril, A.M.C. (1806). Zoologie analytique, ou méthode naturelle de classification des animaux, rendue plus facile à l'aide de tableaux synoptiques. Allais, Paris. pp. i‐xxxii, [unpaginated errata], 1‐344., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44011
page(s): 102-103 [details]
page(s): 102-103 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2023). FishBase. Torpedo Duméril, 1806. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=826639 on 2023-09-26
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original description
Dumeril, A.M.C. (1806). Zoologie analytique, ou méthode naturelle de classification des animaux, rendue plus facile à l'aide de tableaux synoptiques. Allais, Paris. pp. i‐xxxii, [unpaginated errata], 1‐344., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44011
page(s): 102-103 [details]
original description (of Torpedo Houttuyn, 1764) Houttuyn, M.; Linne?, C. V. (1761). Natuurlyke historie, of Uitvoerige beschryving der dieren, planten, en mineraalen, volgens het samenstel van den Heer LinnÆus. Met naauwkeurige afbeeldingen. 3 vols. in 37 parts. Amsterdam, 1761-85., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45156100
page(s): 1(6): 453 [details]
taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
page(s): 102-103 [details]
original description (of Torpedo Houttuyn, 1764) Houttuyn, M.; Linne?, C. V. (1761). Natuurlyke historie, of Uitvoerige beschryving der dieren, planten, en mineraalen, volgens het samenstel van den Heer LinnÆus. Met naauwkeurige afbeeldingen. 3 vols. in 37 parts. Amsterdam, 1761-85., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45156100
page(s): 1(6): 453 [details]
taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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| Japanese | ヤマトシビレエイ属 | [details] |
To Catalog of Fishes (from synonym Torpedo Houttuyn, 1764)
To Catalog of Fishes
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) (from synonym Torpedo Houttuyn, 1764)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Torpedo RAD109933-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Torpedo RAD109933-001)
To Catalog of Fishes
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) (from synonym Torpedo Houttuyn, 1764)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Torpedo RAD109933-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Torpedo RAD109933-001)
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