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New Zealand torpedo

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New Zealand torpedo
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Torpediniformes
Family: Torpedinidae
Genus: Tetronarce
Species:
T. fairchildi
Binomial name
Tetronarce fairchildi
Synonyms
  • Torpedo fairchildi Hutton, 1872

Tetronarce fairchildi, commonly known as the New Zealand torpedo, is a species of electric ray of the family Torpedinidae found only around New Zealand, at depths of between 5 and 1,100 m.[1] This species is placed in the genus Tetronarce.[2]

In June 2018 the New Zealand Department of Conservation classified the T. fairchildi as "Data Deficient" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Torpedo fairchildi". FishBase. April 2015 version.
  2. ^ Carvalho, M.R. de. (2015): Torpedinidae. In : Heemstra, P.C., Heemstra, E. & Ebert, D.A. (Eds.), Coastal Fishes of the Western Indian Ocean. Vol. 1. South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Grahamstown, South Africa. In press.
  3. ^ Duffy, Clinton A. J.; Francis, Malcolm; Dunn, M. R.; Finucci, Brit; Ford, Richard; Hitchmough, Rod; Rolfe, Jeremy (2018). Conservation status of New Zealand chondrichthyans (chimaeras, sharks and rays), 2016 (PDF). Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Conservation. p. 11. ISBN 9781988514628. OCLC 1042901090.