Torpedinidae

black marlin

Tetronarce nobiliana

Torpedinid Fish of the Mediterranean Sea

• Black
• Tropical
• Southern Hemisphere
• Transcontinental
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Indian Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Africa
• North America
• Oceania
• South America
• Other
• Large
• Tropical fish

The Atlantic torpedo (Tetronarce nobiliana) is a species of electric ray in the family Torpedinidae. It is found in the Atlantic Ocean, from Nova Scotia to Brazil in the west and from Scotland to West Africa and off southern Africa in the east, occurring at depths of up to 800 m (2,600 ft), and in the Mediterranean Sea. Younger individuals generally inhabit shallower, sandy or muddy habitats, whereas adults are more pelagic in nature and frequent open water.