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Torpedinidae (Electric rays)
Eponymy: Captain John Fairchild (1834–1898) was a New Zealander who was master on government steamers, and supply vessels to sub-Antarctic islands. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / gama de distribuição
Ecologia
marinhas batidemersal; intervalo de profundidade 5 - 1153 m (Ref. 26346). Deep-water
Southwest Pacific: endemic to New Zealand. Specimens recently seen at Norfolk Island may be this species. Torpedo macneilli from Australia is very similar to this species (Ref. 6871).
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 26346)
Descrição breve
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Dark grey dorsally, white ventrally (Ref. 26346).
Body shape (shape guide): other.
Found on the continental shelf and upper slope (Ref. 26346). Feeds on fish, probably at night (Ref. 26346). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449).
Ciclo de vida e comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Exhibit ovoviparity (aplacental viviparity), with embryos feeding initially on yolk, then receiving additional nourishment from the mother by indirect absorption of uterine fluid enriched with mucus, fat or protein through specialised structures (Ref. 50449).
Cox, G. and M. Francis, 1997. Sharks and rays of New Zealand. Canterbury Univ. Press, Univ. of Canterbury. 68 p. (Ref. 26346)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Utilização humana
Ferramentas
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Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Temperatura preferida (Ref.
123201): 9.5 - 14.1, mean 12 °C (based on 33 cells).
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01479 (0.00678 - 0.03229), b=2.97 (2.78 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 4.5 ±0.80 se; based on food items.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Muito baixo, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população maior que 14 anos (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (60 of 100).
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