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cartilaginous fish with
enlarged pectoral fins,
composing the
order Torpediniformes /tɔːrˈpɛdɪnɪfɔːrmiːz/. They are
known for
being capable of producing...
- Eschmeyer's
Catalog of
Fishes classigies the rays as follows:
Order Torpediniformes Family Platyrhinidae D. S. Jordan, 1923 (thornbacks or fanrays) Family...
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Extinct in the wild (EW): 6
species Critically endangered (CR): 455
species Endangered (EN): 643
species Vulnerable (VU): 1,245
species Near...
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whether with pulses, as in the Mormyridae, or with waves, as in the
Torpediniformes and Gymnarchus, the
African knifefish. Many
electric fishes also use...
- The
following is the full list of the
extant species in
class Chondrichthyes, or the
cartilaginous fish.
Members of this
class have a backbone, gills,...
- (sawsharks)
Subdivision Batoidea (rays, skates, and sawfish)
Order Torpediniformes (electric rays)
Order Rhinopristiformes (sawfishes, guitarsfishes,...
- the
Rajiformes (skates). The two
other orders:
Rhinopristiformes and
Torpediniformes exhibit a
greater degree of body
caudal fin swimming.
Mobuliform swimming...
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whether with pulses, as in the Mormyridae, or with waves, as in the
Torpediniformes and Gymnarchus, the
African knifefish. Many
electric fishes also use...
- word
torpedo was
first used as a name for
electric rays (in the
order Torpediniformes),
which in turn
comes from the
Latin word torpēdō ("lethargy" or "sluggishness")...
- An
electric ray (
Torpediniformes)
showing location of
electric organ and
electrocytes stacked within it...
