| Family: |
Torpedinidae (Electric rays) |
| Max. size: |
110 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 10 - 600 m |
| Distribution: |
Southwest Atlantic: Argentina and Brazil. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Lives on the continental slope around 600 m in depth. Feeds primarily on fishes (Ref. 114953). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Maturity size of males at 62-67 cm TL; largest known specimens are females (Ref. 114953). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 01 July 2019 (A2bd) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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