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title: "Drętwa pstra"
description: "Torpedo marmorata — Ryby. The marbled electric ray (Torpedo marmorata) is a species of electric ray in the family Torpedinidae found in the coastal waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean from the North Sea to South Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/marbled-torpedo
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Drętwa pstra

> Torpedo marmorata — Ryby. The marbled electric ray (Torpedo marmorata) is a species of electric ray in the family Torpedinidae found in the coastal waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean from the North Sea to South Africa.

- Scientific name: *Torpedo marmorata*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 1107
- Wikidata: [Q912073](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q912073)
- iNaturalist taxon: [114244](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/114244)

## Names

- en: Marbled Torpedo
- de: Marmor-Zitterrochen
- es: Tembladera
- fr: Torpille marbrée
- nl: Gemarmerde sidderrog
- pl: Drętwa pstra

## Countries with the most observations

ES (586), FR (250), HR (63), GR (36), IT (33), PT (21), MA (16), DZ (9), TR (9), AL (3), IL (3), JE (3)

## Summary

The marbled electric ray (Torpedo marmorata) is a species of electric ray in the family Torpedinidae found in the coastal waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean from the North Sea to South Africa. This benthic fish inhabits rocky reefs, seagrass beds, and sandy and muddy flats in shallow to moderately deep waters. It can survive in environments with very little dissolved oxygen, such as tidal pools. The marbled electric ray has a nearly circular pectoral fin disc and a muscular tail that bears two dorsal fins of nearly equal size and a large caudal fin. It can be identified by the long, finger-like projections on the…

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

## Photo

![Drętwa pstra](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/marbled-torpedo/medium.jpg)

Photo: Justin Philbois · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/175440581

## Machine access

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