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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Elasmobranchii (class) » Torpediniformes (order) » Torpedinidae (family)
| CAAB Code: | 37 028003 |
| Scientific Name and Authority: | Tetronarce nobiliana (Bonaparte, 1835) |
| CAAB category: | 37 - Pisces Fishes |
Distribution map:
View detailed map or click on map to see same.  Expected distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2008-11-19. Occurrence locations [303] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile |
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| Family: | 37 28 Torpedinidae (Torpedo Rays) - show full list | |
| Standard Name: | Short-tail Torpedo Ray | |
| Common Names List: | short-tail torpedo ray electric ray | |
| Organism Type: | a torpedo ray | |
| Synonyms: |
Torpedo macneilli (Whitley, 1932)[in most references prior to 2016] | |
| Taxon lists: |
Current Australian list:
 Commercial species list:  Standard Fish Names List: | |
| Habitat: |
Shelf Demersal (40-200m) Slope Demersal (200-2000m) | |
| Parent Codes: |
37 028903
Tetronarce spp. |
| Taxon Notes: | Last et al 2016 (Rays of the World) noted that T. fairchildi (Hutton) and T. macneilli (Whitley) were synonyms of Tetronarce nobiliana. The species recorded from Australia as Torpedo tokionis (37028006) by Last & Stevens 2009 is also regarded as Tetronarce nobiliana [P. Last, pers. comm. Feb 2017]. | ||||
| Previous Codes (if any): | 028003, 37 028006, 028006 | ||||
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