Electric Ray facts: also known as torpedo rays and coffin rays | Animal Fact Files
Electric rays are marine fish that use electricity to defend themselves and stun their prey. There are dozens of electric ray species and they are found nearly worldwide. Electric rays can produce over 200 volts of electricity which is stored in modified muscles that appear kidney bean shaped. These muscles can weigh up to 1/6th of the electric ray's body weight! Electric rays are typically left alone as predators don't want to deal with the electric ray's electricity! Even people can get knocked out by these animals, which can make for a bad situation underwater... Electric rays look like pancakes with tails. These fish use their tails to swim through the water. They don't have stingers; they don't need them!
Scientific Name: Order - Torpediniformes
Range: tropical to temperate marine waters worldwide
Size: 1-6 feet (30.5-183cm)
Diet: crustaceans and other invertebrates, fish
Lifespan: 10+ years
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2:32 "These fish are more like big swimming pancakes." That's hilarious! These guys are pretty cool. Thanks for doing this video. I certainly enjoyed it, as I do all your videos.
@AnimalFactFiles
3 жыл бұрын
Always appreciate the support
At one point I was on a biology trip about five miles out on the ocean to collect animals, and my teacher got shocked by one of these. He was initially stunned, but he recovered very quickly.
@AnimalFactFiles
3 жыл бұрын
Oh wow that would be an intense experience! Glad he was okay!
@morphine2002
Жыл бұрын
As a child about 30 years ago I picked up one a small one and felt it and immediately dropped it back in d water.... It's a sharp powerful short shock... Lol I only identified this ray some years ago ( after internet was invented lol)
I’m *shocked* this video doesn’t have more views! Keep up the great work! 👍
@AnimalFactFiles
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it 😄
2:12 From the top they kinda look like a horseshoe crab swimming around. And that's really interesting that they don't have any natural predators. Thank you for excellent video. 😊👍🕊
⭐️ Thank you 🙏🏾
@AnimalFactFiles
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! 😄
From the episode: Octonauts and the electric torpedo rays.
Torpedo apparently comes from the Latin word Torpere which means paralyzed , and also its tail kinda look like a torpedo
@AnimalFactFiles
3 жыл бұрын
Ahh I didn't come across this throughout my research, thanks for sharing!
@pacefactor
2 жыл бұрын
Also might be because if you stepped on one it would be like stepping on a torpedo (modern sea mines).
This is the best and the most underrated channel I’ve ever seen, keep it up
@AnimalFactFiles
3 жыл бұрын
Aww thanks so much! Glad you enjoy it!
For Thanksgiving you should do Wild Turkeys
@AnimalFactFiles
3 жыл бұрын
We were too late on the draw this year. The timing slipped by us. We'll aim for next year!
@gregorymurphy3234
3 жыл бұрын
@@AnimalFactFiles that’s ok, just a suggestion
Have you guys ever did a video on blue dragons? I was reading something today about how they eat man of war jellyfish. I would like to know more about those guys they're tiny little creatures.
@AnimalFactFiles
3 жыл бұрын
We sure have! Here's a link: kzread.info/dash/bejne/oW1pr6iPptrWcdo.html
@chris72.
3 жыл бұрын
@@AnimalFactFiles thank you very much I appreciate this 😊
I wonder if this is what the Pokémon stunfisk was based on
@AnimalFactFiles
2 жыл бұрын
Considering stunfisk is part electric type, I wouldn't be surprised!
I thought coffin fish was a species of electric fish??
@AnimalFactFiles
3 жыл бұрын
Yes! I think you're thinking of sea toads from the Chaunacidae family.
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Hey what the episode mole crickets please now!🙏😇
@AnimalFactFiles
3 жыл бұрын
Nice suggestion! We'll get that on the list. Thank you 😄
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