Family Torpedinidae (Noun)
Meaning
Electric rays.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The order Torpediniformes comprises the electric rays, all of which are part of the Family Torpedinidae in the superclass Chondrichthyes.
- Marine biologists classify the Family Torpedinidae as a group of electric rays that have been on the planet for millions of years.
- The electric rays belonging to the Family Torpedinidae use their electric discharges to immobilize and then consume their prey.
- Researchers found that the Family Torpedinidae, consists of 22 known species that inhabit tropical and subtropical waters around the world.
- Fish in the Family Torpedinidae have electric organs but a skeleton made of cartilage, not bones like those of other fish species.