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cartilaginous fish with
enlarged pectoral fins,
composing the
order Torpediniformes /tɔːrˈpɛdɪnɪfɔːrmiːz/. They are
known for
being capable of producing...
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suggests they are more
closely related to
electric rays in the
order Torpediniformes.
Genus Platyrhina J. P. Müller & Henle, 1838
Platyrhina hyugaensis...
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sister group to sawfishes.
Phylogenetic tree of Batoidea:
Order Torpediniformes Family Hypnidae (coffin rays)
Family Narcinidae (numbfishes) Family...
- the
Rajiformes (skates). The two
other orders:
Rhinopristiformes and
Torpediniformes exhibit a
greater degree of body
caudal fin swimming.
Mobuliform swimming...
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following is the full list of the
extant species in
class Chondrichthyes, or the
cartilaginous fish.
Members of this
class have a backbone, gills,...
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Extinct in the wild (EW): 6
species Critically endangered (CR): 455
species Endangered (EN): 643
species Vulnerable (VU): 1,245
species Near...
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whether with pulses, as in the Mormyridae, or with waves, as in the
Torpediniformes and Gymnarchus, the
African knifefish. Many
electric fishes also use...
- word
torpedo was
first used as a name for
electric rays (in the
order Torpediniformes),
which in turn
comes the
Latin word torpēdō ("lethargy" or "sluggishness")...
- An
electric ray (
Torpediniformes)
showing location of
electric organ and
electrocytes stacked within it...
- Order: Myliobatiformes. Family:
Dasyatidae Family:
Myliobatidae Order:
Torpediniformes. Family:
Narcinidae class:
Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes. Family:...