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Gulf torpedo

Torpedo sinuspersici Olfers, 1831

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The gulf torpedo (Torpedo sinuspersici) is a species in the family Torpedinidae, order Torpediniformes.

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Quick facts about the gulf torpedo

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the gulf torpedo live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the gulf torpedo as introduced in 1 country.

  1. Syria

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the gulf torpedo endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the gulf torpedo classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderTorpediniformes
  5. familyTorpedinidae
  6. genusTorpedo
  7. SpeciesTorpedo sinuspersici Olfers, 1831

Synonyms Torpedo sinus-persi, Torpedo zugmayeri

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Marbled electric eelEnglish
  • Marbled electric rayEnglish
  • شفنين رعاد رخاميArabic
  • parejnok perskýCzech
  • Torpille auréoléeFrench
  • חשמלן הכתמיםHebrew
  • Torpedine variabileItalian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the gulf torpedo

Other species in the same genus Torpedo.

Torpedo ray

Torpedo marmorata

TorpedinidaeNo free photo yet

Electric ray

Torpedo fuscomaculata

TorpedinidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the gulf torpedo an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the gulf torpedo as introduced in 1 country: Syria, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the gulf torpedo?

The gulf torpedo (Torpedo sinuspersici) belongs to the family Torpedinidae in the order Torpediniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Gulf torpedo (Torpedo sinuspersici). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/gulf-torpedo

MLA

“Gulf torpedo (Torpedo sinuspersici).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/gulf-torpedo.

BibTeX
@misc{gulf_torpedo_2026,
  title = {Gulf torpedo (Torpedo sinuspersici)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/gulf-torpedo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}