leopard torpedo

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

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| name = Leopard torpedo

| image = Torpedo panthera.jpg

| status = EN

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author= Sherman, C.S., Barash, A., Jabado, R.W., Khan, M., Rezaie-Atagholipour, M. & Charles, R. |date=2022 |title=Torpedo panthera |volume=2022 |page=e.T60134A124442830 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T60134A124442830.en |access-date=17 December 2022}}

| genus = Torpedo

| species = panthera

| authority = Olfers, 1831

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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. Soheil Eadgeri et al. Annotated checklist of the fishes of the Persian Gulf: Diversity and conservation status. Iran. J. Ichthyol. (October 2019), 6(Suppl. 1): 1-171 Its natural habitat is open seas.Carvalho, M.R. de. (2015): Torpedinidae. In : Heemstra, P.C., Heemstra, E. & Ebert, D.A. (Eds.), Coastal Fishes of the Western Indian Ocean. Vol. 1. South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Grahamstown, South Africa. In press.