Electric ray - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The electric rays are a group of rays, flattened cartilaginous fish with enlarged pectoral fins, that comprise the order Torpediniformes . They are known for being capable of producing an electric...
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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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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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The trunk of the electric rays has the form of a flattened, roundish or oval disc, fleshier toward the margins than it is in other Gulf of Maine skates or rays, and the body is softer. The tail, too is broader and shorter; ... Torpedoes, Skates, and Rays. Order Batoidei Up Torpedo...
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Put a description of the page here ... Voltage potentials recorded from different electric rays vary tremendously, having been measured at as little as 8 to 37 volts (narcinids) up to 220 volts (in the torpedinid Torpedo nobiliana). The result is a jolt of electricity ranging from moderately tingly to stunningly powerful.
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The electric rays appear to fall into two suborders, the first composed of the torpedo rays (Torpedinidae) and the Short-tailed Electric Ray (Hypnidae — represented by a single species, Hypnos subnigrum, endemic to Australia), the other composed of the electric rays (Narcinidae) and the shortnose electric rays (Narkidae)
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Electric rays range in length from under 30 cm (1 foot) to about 2 m (6 feet). They are soft and smooth-skinned, with a circular ... Electric shocks emitted reach 220 volts and are strong enough to fell a human adult. In ancient Greece and Rome, the shocks of the species Torpedo nobiliana were used as a treatment for gout,
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Electric Organ Discharge (EOD) in Electric Rays (Torpedo sp.) ... ORDER Torpediniformes rays with torpedo-shaped bodies; FAMILY Torpedinidae - Electric rays ... Electric rays of the families Torpedinidae, Narkidae, Hyphnidae, and an extralimital family, are unique in having two large, kidney-shaped electric organs in the disc...
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The ancient Greeks used electric rays to numb the pain of childbirth and operations.[2] Scribonius Largus, a Roman physician, recorded the use of torpedo fish for treatment of headaches and gout in his Compositiones Medicae of 46 AD.[5]
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