Shorttail torpedo

Tetronarce macneilli

Torpedinid Fish of the Eastern Indian Ocean

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Oceania
Large

Tetronarce macneilli, commonly known as the shorttail torpedo, is a species of large electric ray. The taxonomy of the species has been long debated and has been suggested that it is synonymous with Torpedo fairchildi.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Electric Rays
Family: Torpedinidae
Genus: Tetronarce
Maximum length: 107 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia, from Port Headland to Tasmania and off the Swain Reefs in Queensland. Torpedo macneilli is similar and probably synonymous with Torpedo fairchildi from New Zealand (Ref. 12951 ).

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