[3] Recorded for the first time in 2002 in Mediterranean Sea, its presence needs to be clarified due to its strong resemblance with Torpedo marmorata, a species well established there.

[4] It is found in shallow waters in sandy areas, on and near coral reefs, and offshore to a depth of 150 meters.

The tail is short and stocky, bearing two small, subtriangular dorsal fins placed very close together, with the second three-quarters the size of the first.

[2] This species has distinctive dorsal coloration, composed of a base brown color with strong, thick cream or white vermiculations over the disc, pelvic fins, and tail, with many cream-colored irregular spots, no larger than eye diameter, on the anterior and lateral disc regions.

It uses its broad pectoral fins to envelop the target fish before delivering an electric shock to stun it.

Reproduction is aplacental viviparous, with the developing embryos initially surviving on their yolk sacs, and then on enriched uterine fluid produced by the mother.