CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Elasmobranchii (class) » Torpediniformes (order) » Torpedinidae (family)

CAAB Code:	37 028003 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Tetronarce nobiliana (Bonaparte, 1835)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
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Family:	37 28 Torpedinidae (Torpedo Rays) - show full list
Standard Name (AS 5300):	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] Torpedo tokionis (Tanaka 1908) [Last & Stevens 2009 and possibly some other references]
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.
Previous Codes (if any):	028003, 37 028006, 028006

Distribution map:
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Modelled 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

Expected species depth range is from 90 to 825 m.

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].

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