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The Pacific electric ray is one of 14 described species of electric rays, but is the only species limited to the west coast of the US. ... In the English language, this ray is commonly referred to as Pacific electric ray, torpedo, Pacific torpedo, and electric ray.
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Pacific electric ray - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Pacific electric ray , Torpedo californica , is a species of ray, family Torpedinidae, and the only electric ray endemic to the western coast of the United States. It is a solitary, nocturnal ...
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As the electric organ discharges, the ray wraps its disc around the prey to concentrate the electric field and also to manipulate the fish to be eaten whole (head first). ... Pacific electric rays aren’t in danger. Small commercial fisheries catch electric rays for biological and medical researchers, and some are caught...
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Eastern Pacific: Dixon Entrance, British Columbia, Canada to Sebastian Vizcaino Bay, Baja California, Mexico. Electric rays off Peru, Chile, and Japan may belong to this species (Ref. 2850). Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions ... Image of Torpedo californica (Pacific electric ray)
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Diving observations off Santa Barbara, California, indicate that Pacific electric rays (Torpedo californica) enter inshore reefs at night and actively prey on fish with the aid of powerful electric discharges.
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www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/200/4339/333
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Species Torpedo californica (Pacific electric ray)
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www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/7787
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It feeds on fishes such as halibuts and herrings, capturing its pray by stunning it with a powerful electric charge. These rays have shown aggressive behavior towards divers of California and may be dangerous.
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