Torpedinidae

blackspotted electric ray

Torpedo fuscomaculata

Fish Reaching Sixty Four Centimeters in the Western Indian Ocean

• Black
• Tropical
• Estuary
• Regional distribution
• Indian Ocean
• Africa
• Other
• Large
• Tropical fish

The black-spotted torpedo (Torpedo fuscomaculata) is a poorly known, uncommon species of electric ray in the family Torpedinidae, known for being capable of generating an electric shock. It is endemic to southern Africa and possibly several small Indian Ocean islands, although the latter reports may represent undescribed new species. Its appearance is similar to the Gulf torpedo (Torpedo sinuspersici), but it is duller in coloration.