Torpedo suessii
| Torpedo suessii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Torpediniformes |
| Family: | Torpedinidae |
| Genus: | Torpedo |
| Species: | T. suessii
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| Binomial name | |
| Torpedo suessii Steindachner, 1898[2]
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Torpedo suessii, the Red Sea torpedo, is a species of torpedo ray. This species lives in the Red Sea in Yemen with the type locality being found in the harbour of Perim.[3] This species has large dark brown spots with light brown outlines.[4] This species is listed as critically endangered possibly extinct as it hasn't been seen since 1898.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Constance, J.; de Carvalho, M.R.; Ebert, D.A.; Finucci, B.; Jabado, R.W.; Spaet, J.L.Y.; Kyne, P.M. (2024). "Torpedo suessii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T161613A124515045. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Torpedo suessii". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Torpedo suessii". FishBase. December 2023 version.
- ^ Stephanie Mayer-Bömose. "Hidden or extinct? Genome analysis of 120-year-old torpedo ray specimen confirms species status". phys.org.
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