Torpedo marmorata Risso, 1810

Fermon, Yves, Bailly, Nicolas, Cardiec, Floriane, Causse, Romain, Chartrain, Emmanuel, Chirio, Laurent, Bruyne, Godefroy De, Deynat, Pascal, Hopkins, Carl D., Lamboj, Anton, Mennesson, Marion I., Beh, Jean-Hervé Mve, Paugy, Didier, Sidlauskas, Brian, Sullivan, John P., Weghe, Jean-Pierre Van De, Vigliotta, Thomas R. & Zee, Jouke Van Der, 2022, An annotated checklist of the fishes of Gabon, Cybium 46 (2), pp. 2-3 : 102

Torpedo marmorata Risso, 1810

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 100 cm TL

Water type: marine, brackish

Environment: reef associated

Depth range: 2-370 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: VU – Vulnerable (A2bd / 2021)

Source: bibliography, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from northern UK (less common in southern North Sea and Kattegat) to Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Observed along the coast of Gabon on board of industrial trawlers and artisanal boats (Chartrain and De Bruyne, pers. obs.).