Argentine torpedo explained

Tetronarce puelcha, commonly known as the Argentine torpedo, is a species of fish in the family Torpedinidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay. Its natural habitat is open seas. It is rare electric ray fish species, which is moderately large (104 cm) found in South West Atlantic (mostly in Argentina and Brazil).^[1]

It was first described in 1926 as Torpedo puelcha by Fernando Lahille.^[2]

External links

• Tetronnarce puelcha: Occurrence data from GBIF

Notes and References

1. Carvalho, M.R. de. (2015): Torpedinidae. In : Heemstra, P.C., Heemstra, E. & Ebert, D.A. (Eds.), Coastal Fishes of the Western Indian Ocean. Vol. 1. South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Grahamstown, South Africa. In press.
2. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Tetronarce puelcha (Lahille, 1926) . 2024-07-28 . www.marinespecies.org . en.