World Register of Deep-Sea species - Torpedo Duméril, 1806

Deep-Sea taxon details

Torpedo Duméril, 1806

AphiaID

826639 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:826639)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Torpedinidae Henle, 1834

Synonymised names

Torpedo Houttuyn, 1764 · unaccepted (synonym)

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Subgenus Torpedo (Tetronarce) Gill, 1862
1. Species Torpedo (Tetronarce) nobiliana Bonaparte, 1835 accepted as Tetronarce nobiliana (Bonaparte, 1835) (Alternate representation of a superseded new combination)
Subgenus Torpedo (Torpedo)
1. Species Torpedo (Torpedo) marmorata Risso, 1810 represented as Torpedo marmorata Risso, 1810
Species Torpedo andersoni Bullis, 1962
Species Torpedo fuscomaculata Peters, 1855
Species Torpedo marmorata Risso, 1810
Species Torpedo hebetans Lowe, 1838 accepted as Tetronarce nobiliana (Bonaparte, 1835) (synonym)
Species Torpedo macneilli (Whitley, 1932) accepted as Tetronarce macneilli (Whitley, 1932)
Species Torpedo nobiliana Bonaparte, 1835 accepted as Tetronarce nobiliana (Bonaparte, 1835)
Species Torpedo tokionis (Tanaka, 1908) accepted as Tetronarce tokionis (Tanaka, 1908)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Duméril, A.M.C. (1806). Zoologie analytique, ou méthode naturelle de classification des animaux, rendue plus facile à l'aide de tableaux synoptiques. [Analytical zoology, or the natural method of classifying animals, made easier with the help of synoptic tables.]. Allais, Paris. pp. i‐xxxii, [unpaginated errata], 1‐344., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44011
page(s): 102-103 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Torpedo Duméril, 1806. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=826639 on 2025-05-16

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Torpedo Duméril, 1806. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=826639 on 2025-05-16

Taxonomic edit history

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2014-11-25 12:32:11Z

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Bailly, Nicolas

2015-04-14 10:48:46Z

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Bailly, Nicolas

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original description Duméril, A.M.C. (1806). Zoologie analytique, ou méthode naturelle de classification des animaux, rendue plus facile à l'aide de tableaux synoptiques. [Analytical zoology, or the natural method of classifying animals, made easier with the help of synoptic tables.]. 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). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]