Kingdom Animalia Subclass Elasmobranchii Family Torpedinidae Scientific name Torpedo fairchildi Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Torpediniformes Genus Tetronarce Higher classification Tetronarce | |
Similar Florida torpedo, Electric ray, Chilean torpedo, Batoids, Blackspotted torpedo |
Tetronarce fairchildi, commonly known as the New Zealand torpedo, is a species of electric ray of the family Torpedinidae found only around New Zealand, at depths of between 5 and 1,100 m. This species is placed in the genus Tetronarce.
References
New Zealand torpedo Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA