Torpedo suessii

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Torpedo suessii
Status iucn3.1 CR.svg
Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Torpediniformes
Family: Torpedinidae
Genus: Torpedo
Species:
T. suessii
Binomial name
Torpedo suessii

Torpedo suessii, the Red Sea torpedo, is a species of torpedo ray. This species lives in the Red Sea in Yemen with the type locality being found in the harbour of Perim. [3] This species has large dark brown spots with light brown outlines. [4] This species is listed as critically endangered possibly extinct as it hasn't been seen since 1898. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Constance, J.; de Carvalho, M.R.; Ebert, D.A.; Finucci, B.; Jabado, R.W.; Spaet, J.L.Y.; Kyne, P.M. (2024). "Torpedo suessii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2024: e.T161613A124515045. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "Torpedo suessii". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Torpedo suessii". FishBase . December 2023 version.
  4. ↑ Stephanie Mayer-Bömose. "Hidden or extinct? Genome analysis of 120-year-old torpedo ray specimen confirms species status". phys.org.


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