Gulf torpedo
Torpedo sinuspersici
Category: Sharks & Rays
IUCN Conservation Status: DD - Data Deficient - not enough data to assess extinction risk
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Torpediniformes
- Family
- Torpedinidae
- Genus
- Torpedo
Where to Find
Found in 8 diving areas across 4 countries and 1 regions.
- Grande Comore, Comoros - 3 records
- Moheli, Comoros - 3 records
- Mayotte Lagoon, Mayotte - 3 records
- Bazaruto Archipelago, Mozambique - 17 records
- Tofo & Inhambane, Mozambique - 11 records
- Cape Town & Western Cape, South Africa - 3 records
- KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - 24 records
- Sodwana Bay, South Africa - 22 records