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Torpedo Duméril, 1806

AphiaID

826639 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:826639)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Torpedinidae Henle, 1834

Synonymised names

Torpedo Houttuyn, 1764 · unaccepted (synonym)

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Species Torpedo fuscomaculata Peters, 1855
Species Torpedo sinuspersici Olfers, 1831

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Duméril, A.M.C. (1806). Zoologie analytique, ou méthode naturelle de classification des animaux, rendue plus facile à l'aide de tableaux synoptiques. [Analytical zoology, or the natural method of classifying animals, made easier with the help of synoptic tables.]. Allais, Paris. pp. i‐xxxii, [unpaginated errata], 1‐344., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44011
page(s): 102-103 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Torpedo Duméril, 1806. Accessed through: Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Panov, V. E.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Robinson, T. B.; Rius, M.; Sobczyk, R.; Stern, N.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Yeo Chong Jinn, D.; Zhan, A. (2025) World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/introduced./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=826639 on 2026-01-12

Thematic species database citation

Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Pino, L.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Rius, M.; Robinson, T. B.; Sobczyk, R.; Stępień, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2026). World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS). Torpedo Duméril, 1806. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/introduced/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=826639 on 2026-01-12

Taxonomic edit history

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2014-11-25 12:32:11Z

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original description Duméril, A.M.C. (1806). Zoologie analytique, ou méthode naturelle de classification des animaux, rendue plus facile à l'aide de tableaux synoptiques. [Analytical zoology, or the natural method of classifying animals, made easier with the help of synoptic tables.]. Allais, Paris. pp. i‐xxxii, [unpaginated errata], 1‐344., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44011
page(s): 102-103 [details]

original description (of Torpedo Houttuyn, 1764) Houttuyn, M.; Linne?, C. V. (1761). Natuurlyke historie, of Uitvoerige beschryving der dieren, planten, en mineraalen, volgens het samenstel van den Heer LinnÆus. Met naauwkeurige afbeeldingen. 3 vols. in 37 parts. Amsterdam, 1761-85., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45156100
page(s): 1(6): 453 [details]

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]