Torpedo suessii Steindachner, 1898
Red sea torpedo

Family:  Torpedinidae (Electric rays)
Max. size:  23.2 cm TL (male/unsexed); 29.1 cm TL (female)
Environment:  demersal; marine
Distribution:  Western Indian Ocean: known from the type locality, harbor of Perim, at Mocca (Mocho), Red Sea.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Biology little known. Probably reaches ca. 40 cm TL; males mature before 23 cm TL (Ref. 114953).
IUCN Red List Status: Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 31 March 2023 (B1ab(v)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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