Pacific electric ray: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Pacific electric ray lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Torpedo californica
Group	Rays, skates & chimaeras
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Torpediniformes
Family	Torpedinidae

Where does the Pacific electric ray live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Pacific electric ray in 1 country or territory across North America.

United States

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the Pacific electric ray?

The Pacific electric ray (Torpedo californica) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Torpediniformes and the family Torpedinidae, genus Torpedo. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Pacific electric ray

Tetronarce californica also known as the Pacific electric ray is a species of electric ray in the family Torpedinidae, endemic to the coastal waters of the northeastern Pacific Ocean from Baja California to British Columbia. It generally inhabits sandy flats, rocky reefs, and kelp forests from the surface to a depth of 200 m (660 ft), but has also been known to make forays into the open ocean. Measuring up to 1.4 m (4.6 ft) long, this species has smooth-rimmed spiracles (paired respiratory openings behind the eyes) and a dark gray, slate, or brown dorsal coloration, sometimes with dark spots. Its body form is typical of the genus, with a rounded pectoral fin disc wider than long and a thick tail bearing two dorsal fins of unequal size and a well-developed caudal fin.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pacific electric ray (revision 1369416417), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1546632 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).