Electric ray
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Electric rays (order Torpediniformes) are fish that have a rounded body and a pair of organs capable of producing an electric discharge, which is used to stun or kill prey. There are 69 species in two families.
Perhaps the most known members are those of the genus Torpedo, also called crampfish and numbfish, after which the device called a torpedo is named. The name comes from the Latin "torpere", to be stiffened or paralyzed, referring to the effect on someone who handles or steps on a living electric ray.
Some electric rays
- Atlantic Torpedo Ray, Torpedo nobiliana
- Lesser Electric Ray, Narcine brasiliensis
External links
- electric ray -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Online Article
- List of Species called "electric ray"
