Torpedo

As recorded: Torpedo Duméril, 1806

Animalia › Chordata › Elasmobranchii › Torpediniformes › Torpedinidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, J.B. Baissac, and D.J. ArdillDavid J. Ardill →Jean de B. Baissac →Johnson Randall →
Date: November 24, 1973
Locality: Mauritius; W coast; Black River
Island: Mauritius
Depth: 1 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

9 Bishop specimens of Torpedo · collected 1968–1993Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 24, 1973, J.E. Randall, J.B. Baissac, and D.J. Ardill also collected 17 other specimens.

Albula oligolepis

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Caranx melampygus

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Cynoglossidae

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Foa

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Gerres longirostris

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Lutjanus fulvus

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Planiliza macrolepis

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Polydactylus plebeius

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Polydactylus sexfilis

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Sardinella

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Sardinella jussieu

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Sparidae

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Stolephorus indicus

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Thryssa baelama

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Trachinotus baillonii

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Tylosurus

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Upeneus vittatus

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Torpedo observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8,886 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.