Tag: Pacific Electric Ray

Ventura Pier

Public Pier — No Fishing License Required CURRENTLY CLOSED FROM WINTER STORM DAMAGE AND NO OPENING DATE ESTABLISHED. There is something almost magical about the ocean at night. For myself, that sense of magic is heightened when I’m on a pier at night. Such was…

Pacific Electric Ray

Electric Rays: Family Torpedinidae Species: Tetronarce californica; (Ayres, 1855); from the Greek word torpedo (for numbness—from the electric shock) and californica (for California, where the first specimens were taken). Formerly Torpedo californica. Alternate Names: Torpedo ray, numbfish, crampfish or torpedo. Called torpedo del Pacifico or torpedo…