Family : Torpedinidae (Electric rays) , subfamily: Torpedininae
Order : Torpediniformes  (electric rays)
Class : Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays)
Fishbase Name : Panther electric ray
Fish Name : Torpedo panthera
Max size : 100.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 30573)
Environment : demersal ; depth range - 350 m
Climate : tropical
Global Importance :
Resilience: Very low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea. Reports from other parts of the western Indian Ocean probably refer to a different species.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0; Vertebrae: 98-102. Disc-width shorter than its length, width and length about 1,60 to 1,80 times in total length; dorsal fins more or less rounded, its base 1,25 times in its length (Ref. 39215).
Biology : Found on mud or sandy bottoms, from shallow water to a depth of 100 m (Ref. 30573). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : other
Coordinator : Carvalho, Marcelo
Main Ref : Michael, S.W.. 1993. (Ref. 12951)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses