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Pacific Electric Ray — the shocking details

March 13, 2013 by kenjones
 Good old sparkie! Species: Torpedo californica; (Ayres, 1855); from the Greek word torpedo (for numbness—from the electric shock) and californica (for California, where the first specimens were taken). Alternate Names: Torpedo ray, numbfish, crampfish or torpedo. Called torpedo del Pacifico or torpedo in Mexico. Identification:  An oval disk that is thick and flabby; the tail [...]