Night-Shocker: Predatory Behavior of the Pacific Electric Ray ( <i>Torpedo californica</i> )
SciencePublished 21 April 1978
Richard N. Bray, Mark A. Hixon
Citations47
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Diving observations off Santa Barbara, California, indicate that Pacific electric rays enter inshore reefs at night and actively prey on fish with the aid of powerful electric discharges.
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Diving observations off Santa Barbara, California, indicate that Pacific electric rays (Torpedo californica) enter inshore reefs at night and actively prey on fish with the aid of powerful electric discharges.
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