Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Pisces > Class Elasmobranchii > Subclass Neoselachii > Infraclass Batoidea > Order Torpediniformes > Family Torpedinidae > Genus Torpedo

Torpedo marmorata Risso, 1810

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Torpedo*	Houttuyn, 1764	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Torpedo (Torpedo) marmorata*	Risso, 1810	synonym; alternate representation

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Albanian: peshk elektrik i mermertë sources: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.

Bokmål (Norwegian): flekket el-rokke sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Breton: pesket; tredanel sources: Cabioch, L. (2008). Personal communication

Danish: marmoreret elrokke sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

English: marbled electric ray sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

English-United States: Marbled Electric Ray sources: Charles Hussey

French: raie électrique; torpille sources: Quéro J.C., 1984 - Les poissons de mer des pêches françaises - J. Grancher ed, 394 p

German: Marmor-Zitterrochen sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Greek: Μαρμαρομουδιάστρα sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Israel (Hebrew): חשמלן משויש sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Lithuanian: marmurinė torpeda sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian: flekket el-rokke sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian Bokmål: flekket el-rokke

Norwegian Nynorsk: flekka el-rokke

Nynorsk (Norwegian): flekka el-rokke sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Russian: мраморный скат; обыкновенный скат; электрический скат sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Slovenian: navadni električni skat sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Spanish, Castillian: tembladera sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Turkish: çarpan torpil balığı; ÇarpanTorpil balığı sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points;Turkish PESI focal point

Ukrainian: Звичайний електричний скат; Скат електричний звичайний sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Welsh: morgath drydan fraith

Literature

additional source	FishBase, version december 2007
additional source	FishBase, version may 2009
additional source	FishBase, version october 2012

Genbank

Taxonomy

FishBase
WoRMS

External Links

FishBase
Barcode of Life (31 barcodes)
GenBank (94 nucleotides; 113 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

Bailly, N. (2014). Torpedo marmorata. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2014) FishBase. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:271684