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Torpedo
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A fisherman just got this in Evatraha, near Ft. Dauphin. I think its a type of ray but not sure. They cooked it over an open fire and ate it shortly after this photo was taken.
Spotted on Jan 3, 2006
Submitted on May 3, 2011
6 Comments
no prob
Really?! I guess it's lucky I didn't touch it! Many of the photos of torpedo rays do look similar. Thanks for the ID.
DONT touch it! thats an electric ray, also called a torpedo ray
No problem man, wish I could be more help
Thanks Mitch, I think you right. It will be hard to narrow it down to species but at least I have a common name for it.
the dorsal fin makes me think skate, no idea on the species