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- Pacific_electric_ray abstract "Tetronarce californica also known as the Pacific electric ray is a species of electric ray in the family Torpedinidae, endemic to the coastal waters of the northeastern Pacific Ocean from Baja California to British Columbia. It generally inhabits sandy flats, rocky reefs, and kelp forests from the surface to a depth of 200 m (660 ft), but has also been known to make forays into the open ocean. Measuring up to 1.4 m (4.6 ft) long, this species has smooth-rimmed spiracles (paired respiratory openings behind the eyes) and a dark gray, slate, or brown dorsal coloration, sometimes with dark spots. Its body form is typical of the genus, with a rounded pectoral fin disc wider than long and a thick tail bearing two dorsal fins of unequal size and a well-developed caudal fin.Solitary and nocturnal, the Pacific electric ray can generate up to 45 volts of electricity for the purposes of subduing prey or self-defense. It feeds mainly on bony fishes, ambushing them from the substrate during the day and actively hunting for them at night. Reproduction is aplacental viviparous, meaning that the embryos are initially nourished by yolk, later supplemented by histotroph ("uterine milk") produced by the mother. Females bear litters of 17–20 pups, probably once every other year. Care should be exercised around the Pacific electric ray, as it has been known to act aggressively if provoked and its electric shock can potentially incapacitate a diver. It and other electric rays are used as model organisms for biomedical research. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has listed this species under Least Concern, as it is not fished in any significant numbers.".
- Pacific_electric_ray binomialAuthority William_Orville_Ayres.
- Pacific_electric_ray class Chondrichthyes.
- Pacific_electric_ray class Elasmobranchii.
- Pacific_electric_ray conservationStatus "LC".
- Pacific_electric_ray conservationStatusSystem "IUCN3.1".
- Pacific_electric_ray family Torpedinidae.
- Pacific_electric_ray genus Tetronarce.
- Pacific_electric_ray kingdom Animal.
- Pacific_electric_ray order Electric_ray.
- Pacific_electric_ray phylum Chordate.
- Pacific_electric_ray synonym "Torpedo californica (Ayres, 1855)".
- Pacific_electric_ray thumbnail Torpedo_californica2.jpg?width=300.
- Pacific_electric_ray wikiPageID "4597726".
- Pacific_electric_ray wikiPageLength "23720".
- Pacific_electric_ray wikiPageOutDegree "164".
- Pacific_electric_ray wikiPageRevisionID "667653164".
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- Pacific_electric_ray wikiPageWikiLink Aquarium_of_the_Bay.
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- Pacific_electric_ray wikiPageWikiLink Battery_(electricity).
- Pacific_electric_ray wikiPageWikiLink Blood.
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- Pacific_electric_ray wikiPageWikiLink British_Columbia.
- Pacific_electric_ray wikiPageWikiLink Bycatch.
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- Pacific_electric_ray wikiPageWikiLink California_Academy_of_Sciences.
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- Pacific_electric_ray wikiPageWikiLink Category:Fauna_of_California.
- Pacific_electric_ray wikiPageWikiLink Category:Fish_of_Canada.
- Pacific_electric_ray wikiPageWikiLink Category:Fish_of_Mexico.
- Pacific_electric_ray wikiPageWikiLink Category:Fish_of_the_Gulf_of_California.
- Pacific_electric_ray wikiPageWikiLink Category:Fish_of_the_Pacific_Ocean.
- Pacific_electric_ray wikiPageWikiLink Category:Fish_of_the_Western_United_States.
- Pacific_electric_ray wikiPageWikiLink Category:Strongly_electric_fish.
- Pacific_electric_ray wikiPageWikiLink Category:Western_North_American_coastal_fauna.
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- Pacific_electric_ray wikiPageWikiLink Chemical.
- Pacific_electric_ray wikiPageWikiLink Chemical_substance.
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- Pacific_electric_ray wikiPageWikiLink Common_name.
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- Pacific_electric_ray wikiPageWikiLink Electricity.
- Pacific_electric_ray wikiPageWikiLink Electrode.
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- Pacific_electric_ray wikiPageWikiLink Embryo.
- Pacific_electric_ray wikiPageWikiLink Endemism.
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- Pacific_electric_ray wikiPageWikiLink Family_(biology).
- Pacific_electric_ray wikiPageWikiLink Fat.
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- Pacific_electric_ray wikiPageWikiLink Fish_scale.
- Pacific_electric_ray wikiPageWikiLink Flatfish.
- Pacific_electric_ray wikiPageWikiLink Genus.
- Pacific_electric_ray wikiPageWikiLink Gestation_period.
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- Pacific_electric_ray wikiPageWikiLink Ichthyologist.
- Pacific_electric_ray wikiPageWikiLink Ichthyology.
- Pacific_electric_ray wikiPageWikiLink International_Union_for_Conservation_of_Nature.
- Pacific_electric_ray wikiPageWikiLink Invertebrate.
- Pacific_electric_ray wikiPageWikiLink Japan.
- Pacific_electric_ray wikiPageWikiLink Kelp_Bass.
- Pacific_electric_ray wikiPageWikiLink Kelp_bass.
- Pacific_electric_ray wikiPageWikiLink Kelp_forest.