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Torpedinidae
Henle, 1834
- torpedo electric rays
(fish)
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Torpediniformes (Order) - electric rays
..Hypnidae (Family) - coffin rays
..Narcinidae (Family) - electric rays
..Narkidae (Family) - sleeper rays
..Platyrhinidae (Family) - thornbacks
..Torpedinidae (Family) - torpedo electric rays
....Tetronarce (Genus)
....Torpedo (Genus)
Types
Nominotypical taxon of
:
Torpediniformes
(Order)
de Buen, 1926
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]
:
Torpedininae
(Subfamily)
Type
:
Torpedo
(Genus)
Duméril, 1805
Ref:
R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021
: 9 Apr 2025; 12 May 2025.
[inferred]
Variants
Different rank
:
Torpedinoidea
(Superfamily)
(Jonet, 1968)
Former rank
:
Torpedininae
(Subfamily)
Ref:
R. van der Laan, 2018
: 44.
[inferred]
Synonyms
Including
:
Narcaciontidae
(Family)
Gill, 1862
Ref:
D.S. Jordan, 1923
: 103.
Including
:
Narcobatidae
(Family)
Jordan, 1895
Ref:
D.S. Jordan, 1923
: 103.
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
sidderroggen
Ref:
B. Grzimek (ed.), 1973-1975
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
torpedo electric rays
Ref:
J.S. Nelson et al., 2016
: 82; ECoF(4 Feb 2025).
:
torpedo rays
Ref:
R. van der Laan et al. (eds.), 2021
: (4 Feb 2025).
:
electric rays
Ref:
W.N. Eschmeyer, 1998
: 2451.
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28 Aug 2026