Reports Night-Shocker: Predatory Behavior of the Pacific Electric Ray (Torpedo californica) RICHARD N. BRAY1, MARK A. HIXON1 1Marine Science Institute and Department of Biological Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara 93106 See allHide authors and affiliations Science 21 Apr 1978:Vol. 200, Issue 4339, pp. 333-334DOI: 10.1126/science.200.4339.333 RICHARD N. BRAY 1Marine Science Institute and Department of Biological Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara 93106Find this author on Google Scholar Find this author on PubMed Search for this author on this site MARK A. HIXON 1Marine Science Institute and Department of Biological Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara 93106Find this author on Google Scholar Find this author on PubMed Search for this author on this site Article Info & Metrics eLetters PDF Abstract 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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Night-Shocker: Predatory Behavior of the Pacific Electric Ray (Torpedo californica) By RICHARD N. BRAY, MARK A. HIXON Science21 Apr 1978 : 333-334
Night-Shocker: Predatory Behavior of the Pacific Electric Ray (Torpedo californica) By RICHARD N. BRAY, MARK A. HIXON Science21 Apr 1978 : 333-334