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Descriptor English: Torpedo
Descriptor Spanish: Torpedo
Descriptor Torpedo (pez)
Entry term(s) Torpedinidae
Torpedo nobiliana
Torpedo puelcha
raya eléctrica
raya torpedo
rayas eléctricas
torpedínidos
tremielga
Scope note: Género de la familia Torpedinidae constituido por varias especies. Los miembros de este género cuentan con poderosos órganos eléctricos y se les denomina comúnmente rayas eléctricas.
Descriptor Portuguese: Torpedo
Descriptor French: Torpedo
Entry term(s): Electric Rays
Rays, Electric
Torpedinidae
Torpedo nobiliana
Torpedo puelcha
Tree number(s): B01.050.150.900.493.370.935
B01.050.150.900.493.378.722
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014101
Scope note: A genus of the Torpedinidae family consisting of several species. Members of this family have powerful electric organs and are commonly called electric rays.
Annotation: do not confuse entry term ELECTRIC RAYS with RAYS (FISH) see SKATES (FISH)
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CL classification
EM embryology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IN injuries
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
SU surgery
UR urine
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Fishes (1968-1981)
Public MeSH Note: 1982
History Note: 1982
DeCS ID: 22702
Unique ID: D014101
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1982/01/01
Date of Entry: 1981/05/19
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Torpedo - Preferred
Concept UI M0021708
Scope note A genus of the Torpedinidae family consisting of several species. Members of this family have powerful electric organs and are commonly called electric rays.
Preferred term Torpedo
Torpedinidae - Broader
Concept UI M0367864
Scope note Family of electric rays, containing one genus (TORPEDO).
Preferred term Torpedinidae
Entry term(s) Electric Rays
Rays, Electric
Torpedo nobiliana - Narrower
Concept UI F0001176
Preferred term Torpedo nobiliana
Torpedo puelcha - Narrower
Concept UI F0001177
Preferred term Torpedo puelcha



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