New Zealand torpedo
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New Zealand torpedo | |
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File:Torpedo fairchildi (New Zealand torpedo).gif | |
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
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T. fairchildi
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Tetronarce fairchildi F. W. Hutton, 1872
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Torpedo fairchildi Hutton, 1872 |
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Tetronarce fairchildi also 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.[1] This species is placed in the genus Tetronarce.[2]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Torpedo fairchildi" in FishBase. April 2015 version.
- ↑ Carvalho, M.R. de. (2015): Torpedinidae. In : Heemstra, P.C., Heemstra, E. & Ebert, D.A. (Eds.), Coastal Fishes of the Western Indian Ocean. Vol. 1. South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Grahamstown, South Africa. In press.