Tetronarce
| Tetronarce | |
|---|---|
| Tetronarce nobiliana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Torpediniformes |
| Family: | Torpedinidae |
| Genus: | Tetronarce T. N. Gill, 1862 |
| Species | |
|
Nine; see text | |
Tetronarce is a genus of ray fish, commonly known as electric rays. They are slow-moving bottom-dwellers capable of generating electricity as a defense and feeding mechanism. Tetronarce species tend to attain a much larger size of up to 180 cm TL than Torpedo electric rays species, which usually range from 25 to 80 cm TL.