Author: (Linnaeus, 1758)
FBname: Common torpedo
Comments: Found on soft bottoms, usually inshore but occasionally deeper.  Feeds on small fishes and also benthic invertebrates.  Ovoviviparous, with 3-21 in a litter (Ref. 12951, Ref. 114953).  Size at birth 9 cm (Ref. 12951).  Capable of inflicting a severe shock of up to 200 volts.