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title: "Leopard Torpedo"
description: "Torpedo panthera — Vissen. Torpedo panthera also known as the leopard torpedo or panther electric ray is a species of fish in the family Torpedinidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/leopard-torpedo
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Leopard Torpedo

> Torpedo panthera — Vissen. Torpedo panthera also known as the leopard torpedo or panther electric ray is a species of fish in the family Torpedinidae.

- Scientific name: *Torpedo panthera*
- Category: `fish` (Vissen)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 187
- Wikidata: [Q890546](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q890546)
- iNaturalist taxon: [114247](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/114247)

## Names

- en: Leopard Torpedo
- de: Bogenstirn-Zitterrochen
- fr: Torpille panthère

## Countries with the most observations

EG (117), IL (13), IN (8), JO (6), SA (3)

## Summary

Torpedo panthera also known as the leopard torpedo or panther electric ray is a species of fish in the family Torpedinidae. It is found in Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, India, Iran, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. It is reported in the northern Indian Ocean, including the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the Sea of Oman, and the Persian Gulf.  Its natural habitat is open seas.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopard_torpedo

## Photo

![Leopard Torpedo](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/leopard-torpedo/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137524818

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/leopard-torpedo?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).