Distributions and Habitats: Torpedinidae

FAMILY Torpedinidae Henle, 1834 - electric torpedo rays

GENUS Tetronarce Gill, 1862 - torpedo rays

Species Tetronarce californica (Ayres, 1855) - Pacific electric ray Distribution: Eastern Pacific, possibly Japan. Habitat: marine.

Species Tetronarce cowleyi Ebert et al., 2015 - Cowley's torpedo ray Distribution: Namibia to South Africa. Habitat: marine.

Species Tetronarce formosa (Haas & Ebert, 2006) - Taiwan torpedo ray Distribution: Western Pacific: Taiwan. Habitat: marine.

Species Tetronarce nobiliana (Bonaparte, 1835) - Atlantic torpedo Distribution: Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic: North Sea to South Africa including Madeira and Canary Islands; ?western Atlantic: Nova Scotia (Canada) to Brazil. Habitat: marine. Species Tetronarce occidentalis (Storer, 1843) - Atlantic torpedo Distribution: Massachusetts (U.S.A.) to Venezuela. Habitat: marine.

Species Tetronarce puelcha (Lahille, 1926) - Argentine torpedo Distribution: Southwestern Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

Species Tetronarce tokionis Tanaka, 1908 - trapezoid torpedo ray, longtail torpedo ray Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Tetronarce tremens (de Buen, 1959) - Chilean torpedo Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Costa Rica to Chile and offshore islands. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Torpedo Dumeril, 1806 - torpedo rays

Species Torpedo adenensis Carvalho et al., 2002 - Aden Gulf torpedo ray Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden. Habitat: marine. Species Torpedo alexandrinsis Mazhar, 1987 - Alexandrine torpedo ray Distribution: Northern Red Sea endemic? Habitat: marine

Species Torpedo andersoni Bullis, 1962 - Florida torpedo ray Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

Species Torpedo bauchotae Cadenat et al., 1978 - rosette torpedo ray Distribution: Eastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

Species Torpedo fuscomaculata Peters, 1855 - black-spotted torpedo ray Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: South Africa (23°S), Seychelles, Madagascar and western Mascarenes to India and Sri Lanka. Habitat: brackish, marine.

Species Torpedo marmorata Risso, 1810 - marbled electric ray Distribution: Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic: western Baltic Sea and North Sea to South Africa including Madeira and Canary Islands. Habitat: marine. Species Torpedo mackayana Metzelaar, 1919 - ringed torpedo ray Distribution: Eastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

Species Torpedo panthera Olfers, 1831 - panther electric ray Distribution: Red Sea endemic; Western Indian Ocean records probably based on misidentifications. Habitat: marine.

Species Torpedo sinuspersici Olfers, 1831 - marbled electric ray Distribution: Red Sea, western Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

Species Torpedo suessii Steindachner, 1898 - Perim torpedo Distribution: Red Sea endemic. Habitat: marine.

Species Torpedo torpedo (Linnaeus, 1758) - ocellated torpedo Distribution: Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay to Angola. Habitat: marine.

Species Torpedo zugmayeri Engelhardt, 1912 - Gwadar torpedo Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.