Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Leopard torpedo (Torpedo panthera), recorded as Endangered
Leopard torpedo (Torpedo panthera). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Leopard torpedo

Torpedo panthera

Leopard torpedo is a shark or ray in the family Torpedinidae (order Torpediniformes) — Torpedo panthera, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Torpedo panthera
Taxonomy
Elasmobranchii · Torpediniformes · Torpedinidae · Torpedo

Range and habitat

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, among them the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the Sea of Oman, and the Persian Gulf. Its natural habitat is open seas.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Breeding

Sharks and rays grow slowly and have few young. A fishery that treats them as bycatch can empty a coastal form.

In crisis

Leopard torpedo is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Leopard torpedo, Wikidata item Q890546. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Leopard torpedo?
Leopard torpedo is a shark or ray in the family Torpedinidae (order Torpediniformes) — Torpedo panthera.
What is the conservation status of Leopard torpedo?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Torpedo panthera. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Leopard torpedo live?
It is reported in the northern Indian Ocean, among them the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the Sea of Oman, and the Persian Gulf.
Why is Leopard torpedo in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Torpedo panthera?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Leopard torpedo a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.