Torpedo panthera Olfers, 1831 is a animal in the Torpedinidae family, order Torpediniformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Torpedo panthera Olfers, 1831

Torpedo panthera Olfers, 1831

Torpedo panthera, the leopard torpedo or panther electric ray, is a Torpedinidae fish native to the northern Indian Ocean's open seas.

Family
Genus
Torpedo
Order
Torpediniformes
Class
Elasmobranchii

About Torpedo panthera Olfers, 1831

Torpedo panthera, commonly called the leopard torpedo or panther electric ray, is a species of fish in the family Torpedinidae. This species was first described by Olfers in 1831. It has been recorded in Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, India, Iran, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen, and occurs within the northern Indian Ocean — specifically including the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the Sea of Oman, and the Persian Gulf. Its natural habitat is the open sea.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Elasmobranchii Torpediniformes Torpedinidae Torpedo

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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