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Torpedo torpedo
(C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- ocellated torpedo
(fish)
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Entity:
Torpedo (Subgenus)
..Torpedo marmorata (Species) - marbled electric ray
..Torpedo torpedo (Species) - ocellated torpedo
Authorship
Original name
:
Linnaeus, C. 1758.
Syst. Nat.
(ed. 10)
1
: 231.
Original rank
:
Subsequent generic combination
:
Original spelling
:
Combinations
Basionym
:
Raja torpedo
Linnaeus, 1758
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Synonyms
Junior objective synonym
:
Torpedo ocellata
Rafinesque, 1810, nom. illeg.
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name
:
Narcacion torpedo
(C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name
:
Torpedo narce
Risso, 1810
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Questionably
Synonymous name
:
Torpedo narke
Delaroche, 1809
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name
:
Torpedo oculata
Davy, 1834
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name
:
Torpedo unimaculata
Risso, 1810
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
gevlekte sidderrog
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
ocellated torpedo
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28 Aug 2026