Leopard torpedo | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Order: | Torpediniformes |
Family: | Torpedinidae |
Genus: | Torpedo |
Species: | T. panthera |
Binomial name | |
Torpedo panthera Olfers, 1831 |
The leopard torpedo (Torpedo panthera) is a species of fish in the Torpedinidae family. It is found in Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, India, Iran, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. Its natural habitat is open seas.