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]
New Zealand torpedo | |
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Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Superorder: | Batoidea |
Order: | Torpediniformes |
Family: | Torpedinidae |
Genus: | Tetronarce |
Species: | T. fairchildi
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Binomial name | |
Tetronarce fairchildi F. W. Hutton, 1872
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Synonyms | |
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In June 2018 the New Zealand Department of Conservation classified the T. fairchildi as "Data Deficient" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[3]