West African Torpedo
Torpedo mackayana
- Endangered
- Card rarity: Epic
- Sharks and rays
Torpedo mackayana, commonly known as the ringed torpedo, Western African torpedo, West African torpedo ray, McKay electric ray, or McKay's torpedo ray, is an electric ray species in the family Torpedinidae, which lives in shallow waters on the western coast of Africa. Characterized by rounded spiracles and white and brown spots, females grow to 35–50 centimetres (14–20 in) and males to 31.5–38.2 centimetres (12.4–15.0 in).
Classification
- Class
- Chondrichthyes
- Order
- Torpediniformes
- Family
- Torpedinidae
- Genus
- Torpedo