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Tetronarce
Genus of cartilaginous fishes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tetronarce is a genus of rays, commonly known as electric rays. They are slow-moving bottom-dwellers capable of generating electricity as a defense and feeding mechanism. Tetronarce species tend to attain a much larger size (up to 180 cm TL) than Torpedo species, which are usually small to moderate sized (range from 25 to 80 cm TL) electric rays.[1]
Quick Facts Tetronarce, Scientific classification ...
Tetronarce | |
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Tetronarce nobiliana | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Superorder: | Batoidea |
Order: | Torpediniformes |
Family: | Torpedinidae |
Genus: | Tetronarce T. N. Gill, 1862 |
Species | |
Nine; see text |
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