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Torpedinidae (Electric rays)
Etymology: Torpedo: Latin, torpere = be sluggish (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas demersal; intervalo de profundidade ? - 229 m (Ref. 58018). Subtropical; 26°N - 17°N, 83°W - 76°W (Ref. 114953)
Western Central Atlantic: along the western edge of the Great Bahama Bank, Florida Straits and off Nicaragua.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 114953)
Found inshore to 10 m depth in coral-reef habitats (Ref. 114953). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Smallest specimens at ca. 15 cm TL (Ref. 114953).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas
Exhibit ovoviparity (aplacental viviparity), with embryos feeding initially on yolk, then receiving additional nourishment from the mother by indirect absorption of uterine fluid enriched with mucus, fat or protein through specialised structures (Ref. 50449).
Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.), 1998. Catalog of fishes. Special Publication, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco. 3 vols. 2905 p. (Ref. 26282)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
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Estimates based on models
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01479 (0.00659 - 0.03318), b=2.97 (2.78 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Baixo, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 4,5 - 14 anos (Live nearer with low fecundity (RF)).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (12 of 100).