Leopard torpedo
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Torpediniformes |
| Family: | Torpedinidae |
| Genus: | Torpedo |
| Species: | T. panthera
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| Binomial name | |
| Torpedo panthera Olfers, 1831
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Torpedo panthera also known as the leopard torpedo is a species of fish in the family Torpedinidae. It is found in Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, India, Iran, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. Its natural habitat is open seas.[2]
References[]
- ^ de Carvalho, M.R.; McCord, M.E. (2006). "Torpedo panthera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60134A12311224. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60134A12311224.en. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ 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.
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- IUCN Red List data deficient species
- Torpedo (genus)
- Fish of the Red Sea
- Persian Gulf
- Vertebrates of the Arabian Peninsula
- Taxa named by Ignaz von Olfers
- Fish described in 1831
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