Species: Torpedo andersoni, Florida Torpedo
snout short
eyes small
Torpedo andersoni Bullis, 1962
Florida Torpedo
Disc circular, smooth, broad, front ~straight, thick at front and center, thinner on and behind sides; snout very short; eyes and spiracles very small, with papillae on border (more obvious in juveniles); two large, kidney shaped electric organs on sides of head; mouth moderate sized, with longitudinal grooves at sides, lips not cartilaginous and tubular; pectorals very thick at edges; tail thick, blending into trunk, shorter than disc; two dorsal fins, first larger, base of first dorsal does not reach past base of pelvic fin; tail fin large, triangular; skin smooth and spineless.
Upper body light tan to yellowish, with small, irregular red-brown blotches on disc and tail; lower surface cream.
Reaches 31 cm.
Benthic on coral to soft bottoms.
Depth range: 11-229 m.
The Greater Caribbean.
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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore
- Inshore Only
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Bottom + water column
- Near Bottom
- Habitat
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- Sand & gravel
- Soft bottom (mud/sand/gravel/beach/estuary/mangrove/seagrass)
- Water column
- Corals
- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- Reef and soft bottom
- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- FishBase Habitat
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- Demersal
- Reef Associated
- Feeding Group
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- Carnivore
- Data
- Diet
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- No Data
- Sharks/rays
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Octopus/squid/cuttlefish
- Bony fishes
- Egg Type
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- Data
- Live birth
- No pelagic larva
- No pelagic phase
- Global Endemism
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- All species
- Greater Caribbean endemic
- West Atlantic Endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- GC endemic
- Island (s)
- Island (s) only
- All species
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)
- Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
- IUCN Red List
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- Data deficient
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 31
- Depth Range Min
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- 11
- Depth Range Max
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- 229
