Electric Ray

ocean · electric · stun attack · fish

Shocking self-defense. Electric rays can produce electric discharges ranging from 8 to 220 volts depending on the species. They use these zaps to stun prey and protect themselves from predators.

Flattened fish family. Electric rays are actually a type of ray, which means they're cartilaginous fish (like sharks) with enlarged pectoral fins that make them super flat and wide.

Diversity in the group. There are 69 different species of electric rays split into four families, showing that electrical powers evolved in many different ways underwater.

Nature's battery. Electric rays have special organs in their bodies that generate electricity, working kind of like a biological battery to create their stunning zaps.