Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Infraphylum Gnathostomata > Parvphylum Chondrichthyes > 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*	Duméril, 1806	accepted genus name
*Torpedo*	Houttuyn, 1764	synonym

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.

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

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

Dutch: gemarmerde sidderrog sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

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

French: raie électrique; torpille; torpille marbrée sources: Quéro J.C., 1984 - Les poissons de mer des pêches françaises - J. Grancher ed, 394 p;VLIZ. (2016). Wetenschappelijke en handelsbenamingen voor visserij- en aquacultuurproducten op de Belgische markt. VLIZ Beleidsinformerende Nota's, BIN 2016_001. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee: Oostende. 28 + Annex. pp.

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

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

Norwegian Nynorsk: 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: carpan; çarpan torpil balığı; elektrikli vatoz; torpil baligi sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

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

Welsh: morgath drydan fraith

Literature

original description	Risso, A. (1810). Ichthyologie de Nice, ou histoire naturelle des poissons du Département des Alpes Maritimes. F. Schoell, Paris. i-xxxvi + 1-388, Pls. 1-11.
additional source	Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024).
ecology source	Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. Scientific Data. 10(1).

Genbank

External Links

FishBase images (Torpedo marmorata, France, by Patzner, R.)
FishBase

Citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Torpedo marmorata Risso, 1810. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:271684