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Common names: Electric ray, Pacific electric ray
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in Monterey Bay (Ref. 12091). Also Ref. 4925, 6885.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Allen, M.J. and G.B. Smith, 1988
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Common names from other countries

Torpille du Pacifique, Torpedo del Pacífico, Raya eléctrica, ... more

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Elasmobranchii (haaien en roggen) (sharks and rays) > Torpediniformes (Electric rays) > Torpedinidae (Electric rays)
Etymology: californica: Named after the state of California (Ref. 6885).
More on author: Ayres.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologie

marien demersaal; diepte 0 - 906 m (Ref. 96339), usually 3 - 200 m (Ref. 55307). Temperate; 48°N - 23°N, 126°W - 110°W (Ref. 55307)

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Eastern Pacific: Dixon Entrance, British Columbia, Canada to Sebastian Vizcaino Bay, Baja California, Mexico. Electric rays off Peru, Chile, and Japan may belong to this species (Ref. 2850).

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Maturity: L_m ?, range 73 - ? cm
Max length : 140 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 12951); 137.0 cm TL (female); common length : 91.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 43939); common length :137 cm TL (female); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 0.00 g; max. gerapporteerde leeftijd: 16 Jaren (Ref. 48844)

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Gray with scattered black spots dorsally, no ocelli. 1st dorsal fin much larger than 2nd. Spiracle margin smooth and without papillae.

Found on the outer continental shelf, around rocks, in kelp beds, over fine sand bottoms or buried in sand. Solitary, nomadic, and can remain suspended in the water with minimal swimming (Ref. 12951). Feeds on bony fishes, mainly herrings and halibuts. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Produces litters of up to 17 pups. Males reaches maturity at ca. 65 cm TL, females at ca. 73 cm TL (Ref. 114953). Attacks their prey from the substratum by day and actively forage at night with the aid of its electric organ discharge or EOD (Ref. 10011). The EOD of a large individual was measured at 50 V; with a low internal organ resistance the power output exceeded 1 kW (Ref. 10480). Aggressive when provoked but no human has yet been injured by the electric shock (Ref. 2850). Does not do well in aquariums (Ref. 12951).

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Exhibit ovoviparity (aplacental viviparity), with embryos feeding initially on yolk, then receiving additional nourishment from the mother by indirect absorption of uterine fluid enriched with mucus, fat or protein through specialised structures (Ref. 50449). Reproductive cycle appears to be annual in males and biannual in females (Ref. 48844). No defined birthing season (Ref. 48844).

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Allen, M.J. and G.B. Smith, 1988. Atlas and zoogeography of common fishes in the Bering Sea and northeastern Pacific. NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS 66, 151 p. (Ref. 6793)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)

Niet bedreigd (LC) ; Date assessed: 05 January 2015

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Gevaar voor de mens

Other (Ref. 13513)

Gebruik door de mens

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 8.6 - 22.3, mean 12.8 (based on 100 cells).

Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01479 (0.00659 - 0.03318), b=2.97 (2.78 - 3.16), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278): 4.5 ±0.80 se; based on food items.

Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179): laag, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 4,5-14 jaar (Fec = 17; tm=9; tmax=16).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Very high vulnerability (79 of 100).

Tetronarce californica (Ayres, 1855)