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Diagnostic Description

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Dark grey dorsally, white ventrally (Ref. 26346).
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Recorder
Cristina V. Garilao
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Life Cycle

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Exhibit ovoviparity (aplacental viviparity), with embryos feeding initially on yolk, then receiving additional nourishment from the mother by indirect absorption of uterine fluid enriched with mucus, fat or protein through specialised structures (Ref. 50449).
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Trophic Strategy

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Found on the continental shelf and upper slope. Feeds on fish, probably at night.
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Drina Sta. Iglesia
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Biology

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Found on the continental shelf and upper slope (Ref. 26346). Feeds on fish, probably at night (Ref. 26346). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449).
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New Zealand torpedo

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Tetronarce fairchildi, commonly known as the New Zealand torpedo, is a species of electric ray of the family Torpedinidae found only around New Zealand, at depths of between 5 and 1,100 m.[1] This species is placed in the genus Tetronarce.[2]

In June 2018 the New Zealand Department of Conservation classified the T. fairchildi as "Data Deficient" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[3]

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Torpedo fairchildi" in FishBase. April 2015 version.
  2. ^ Carvalho, M.R. de. (2015): Torpedinidae. In : Heemstra, P.C., Heemstra, E. & Ebert, D.A. (Eds.), Coastal Fishes of the Western Indian Ocean. Vol. 1. South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Grahamstown, South Africa. In press.
  3. ^ Duffy, Clinton A. J.; Francis, Malcolm; Dunn, M. R.; Finucci, Brit; Ford, Richard; Hitchmough, Rod; Rolfe, Jeremy (2018). Conservation status of New Zealand chondrichthyans (chimaeras, sharks and rays), 2016 (PDF). Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Conservation. p. 11. ISBN 9781988514628. OCLC 1042901090.
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New Zealand torpedo: Brief Summary

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Tetronarce fairchildi, commonly known as the New Zealand torpedo, is a species of electric ray of the family Torpedinidae found only around New Zealand, at depths of between 5 and 1,100 m. This species is placed in the genus Tetronarce.

In June 2018 the New Zealand Department of Conservation classified the T. fairchildi as "Data Deficient" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.

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