Animal Diversity Web

Torpedo torpedo

Common torpedo

(Also: Cramp ray; Eyed electric ray; Ocellate torpedo)

Kingdom Animalia (animals)
- Eumetazoa (metazoans)
  - Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
    - Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
      - Phylum Chordata (chordates)
        
        Craniata (craniates)
        
        Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
        
        Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
        
        Class Chondrichthyes (rays, sharks, and relatives)
        
        Elasmobranchii
        
        Order Torpediniformes
        
        Family Torpedinidae (Electric rays)
        
        Genus Torpedo
        
        Species Torpedo torpedo (Common torpedo)