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Argentine torpedo

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Chondrichthyes

Family
  
Torpedinidae

Scientific name
  
Torpedo puelcha

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Torpediniformes

Genus
  
Tetronarce

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Florida torpedo, New Zealand torpedo, Chilean torpedo, Blackspotted torpedo, Gulf torpedo

Tetronarce puelcha also known as the Argentine torpedo is a species of fish in the Torpedinidae family. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay. Its natural habitat is open seas. It is rare electric ray fish species, which is moderately large(104 cm) found in South West Atlantic (mostly in Argentina and Brazil).

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Argentine torpedo Wikipedia