Tematica Pesci

Torpedo torpedo Linnaeus, 1758

Phylum: Chordata Haeckel, 1874

Subphylum: Vertebrata Lamarck J-B., 1801

Classe: Chondrichthyes Huxley, 1880

Ordine: Torpediniformes de Buen F., 1926

Famiglia: Torpedinidae Bonaparte, 1832

Genere: Torpedo Houttuyn, 1764

Descrizione

Come tutti i torpediniformi, hanno forma appiattita e sono caratterizzati dalla presenza, ai lati del corpo, di un particolare organo definito organo elettrogeno in grado di produrre scariche elettriche sensibili anche per l'uomo. Gli organi deputati alla produzione di questa particolare forma di energia animale sono due, disposti uno per parte a lato del tronco, nella sua porzione anteriore, e derivano dalla trasformazione di muscoli. La scarica va dalla superficie ventrale verso quella dorsale, negativa la prima e positiva la seconda. Può raggiungere i 60 cm e ha carni scadenti.

Diffusione

La Torpedine ocellata vive sui fondi sabbio-fangosi fra i 5 e i 100 m di profondità, nel Mediterraneo e nell'Atlantico orientale.

Sinonimi

= Raja torpedo Linnaeus, 1758 = Torpedo narke Delaroche, 1809 = Torpedo ocellata Rafinesque, 1810 = Torpedo oculata Davy, 1834 = Torpedo unimaculata Risso, 1810.

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	Stato: San Marino

	Data: 30/06/1998 Emissione: Ittiofauna Stato: Guinea

	Data: 12/09/2002 Emissione: Ittiofauna Stato: Albania Nota: Emesso in un foglietto di 6 v. diversi