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- Atlantic_torpedo abstract "Tetronarce nobiliana also known as the Atlantic torpedo is a species of electric ray in the family Torpedinidae. It is found in the Atlantic Ocean, from Nova Scotia to Brazil in the west and from Scotland to West Africa and off southern Africa in the east, occurring at depths of up to 800 m (2,600 ft). Younger individuals generally inhabit shallower, sandy or muddy habitats, whereas adults are more pelagic in nature and frequent open water. Up to 1.8 m (6 ft) long and weighing 90 kg (200 lb), the Atlantic torpedo is the largest known electric ray. Like other members of its genus, it has an almost circular pectoral fin disk with a nearly straight leading margin, and a robust tail with a large triangular caudal fin. Distinctive characteristics include its uniform dark color, smooth-rimmed spiracles (paired respiratory openings behind the eyes), and two dorsal fins of unequal size.Solitary and nocturnal, the Atlantic torpedo is capable of generating up to 220 volts of electricity to subdue its prey or defend itself against predators. Its diet consists mainly of bony fishes, though it also feeds on small sharks and crustaceans. It is an aplacental viviparous species, wherein the developing embryos are nourished by yolk and later maternally provided histotroph ("uterine milk"). Females give birth to up to 60 young following a gestation period of one year. The electric shock of this species can be quite severe and painful, though it is not fatal. Because of its electrogenic properties, the Atlantic torpedo was used in medicine by the Ancient Greeks and Romans and became the namesake of the naval weapon. Prior to the 19th century, its liver oil was used as lamp fuel, but it is no longer of any economic value. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has listed this species as Data Deficient; it is caught unintentionally by commercial and recreational fishers, but the impact of these activities on its population is unknown.".
- Atlantic_torpedo binomialAuthority Charles_Lucien_Bonaparte.
- Atlantic_torpedo class Chondrichthyes.
- Atlantic_torpedo class Elasmobranchii.
- Atlantic_torpedo conservationStatus "DD".
- Atlantic_torpedo conservationStatusSystem "IUCN3.1".
- Atlantic_torpedo family Torpedinidae.
- Atlantic_torpedo genus Tetronarce.
- Atlantic_torpedo kingdom Animal.
- Atlantic_torpedo order Electric_ray.
- Atlantic_torpedo phylum Chordate.
- Atlantic_torpedo synonym "Torpedo emarginata (M'Coy, 1841)".
- Atlantic_torpedo synonym "Torpedo hebetans (Lowe, 1838)".
- Atlantic_torpedo synonym "Torpedo nigra (Guichenot, 1850)".
- Atlantic_torpedo synonym "Torpedo nobiliana (Bonaparte, 1835)".
- Atlantic_torpedo synonym "Torpedo occidentalis (Storer, 1843)".
- Atlantic_torpedo synonym "Torpedo walshii (Thompson, 1856)".
- Atlantic_torpedo thumbnail Atlantic_torpedo_(_Torpedo_nobiliana_).jpg?width=300.
- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageID "25264854".
- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageLength "21372".
- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageOutDegree "142".
- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageRevisionID "667655237".
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- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageWikiLink Battery_(electricity).
- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageWikiLink Benthic.
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- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageWikiLink Black_Sea.
- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageWikiLink Bomb.
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- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageWikiLink Bottom_trawl.
- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageWikiLink Bottom_trawling.
- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageWikiLink Brazil.
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- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageWikiLink Category:Saltwater_fish_of_Florida.
- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageWikiLink Category:Strongly_electric_fish.
- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageWikiLink Catshark.
- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageWikiLink Caudal_fin.
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- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageWikiLink Classical_antiquity.
- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageWikiLink Commercial_fishing.
- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageWikiLink Common_name.
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- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageWikiLink Coral_reef.
- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageWikiLink Cramp.
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- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageWikiLink Eel.
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- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageWikiLink Embryo.
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- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageWikiLink Family_(biology).
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- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageWikiLink Fish_anatomy.
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- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageWikiLink Fish_migration.
- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageWikiLink Fish_scale.
- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageWikiLink Flatfish.
- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageWikiLink Gestation_period.
- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageWikiLink Gill_slit.
- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageWikiLink Gout.
- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageWikiLink Gulf_of_Guinea.
- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageWikiLink Habitat.
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- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageWikiLink Indian_Ocean.
- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageWikiLink International_Union_for_Conservation_of_Nature.
- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageWikiLink Kerosene.
- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageWikiLink Kilowatt.
- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageWikiLink Liver.
- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageWikiLink Lubricant.
- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageWikiLink Madeira.
- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageWikiLink Medicine.
- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageWikiLink Mediterranean_Sea.
- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageWikiLink Model_organism.
- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageWikiLink Monogenea.
- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageWikiLink Mozambique.
- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageWikiLink Mullet_(fish).
- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageWikiLink Namibia.
- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageWikiLink Natural_history.
- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageWikiLink Naturalist.
- Atlantic_torpedo wikiPageWikiLink Naval_mine.