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Torpedinidae (Electric rays)
Etymology: Torpedo: Latin, torpere = be sluggish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Donald Jacob Baron Mackay (1839–1921), who was born a Dutch national in the Hague, became 11th Lord Reay on the death of his father (1876) and changed his nationality to British (1877). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin; saumâtre démersal; profondeur 30 - 50 m (Ref. 4430). Tropical; 15°N - 17°S, 19°W - 14°E (Ref. 114953)
Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Angola.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 114953)
Found in continental shelf in shallow water to at least 15 m deep. Presumably feeds on small invertebrates and fishes (Ref. 114953). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Males mature at ca. 32 cm TL, females at ca. 35 cm TL (Ref. 114953).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Exhibit ovoviparity (aplacental viviparity), with embryos feeding initially on yolk, then receiving additional nourishment from the mother by indirect absorption of uterine fluid enriched with mucus, fat or protein through specialised structures (Ref. 50449).
Capapé, C. and M. Desoutter, 1990. Torpedinidae. p. 55-58. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4430)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01479 (0.00668 - 0.03273), b=2.97 (2.78 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Niveau trophique (Réf. 69278) |
4.2 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Résilience (Réf. 120179) |
Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (Assuming fecundity<100). |
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100). 🛈 |