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marbled electric ray (Torpedo marmorata)
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marbled electric ray (Torpedo marmorata) specimen
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Torpedinidae

marbled electric ray

Torpedo marmorata

One Hundred Centimeters Ray of African Waters

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Africa
  • Europe
  • Other
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

marbled electric ray is known from Eastern Atlantic as a fish. It occurs in reef habitat.

Genus
Torpedo
Maximum length
100 cm
Body shape
other
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: northern UK (less common in southern North Sea and Kattegat) to Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; including the Mediterranean Sea.
Conservation status
VUVulnerable

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