Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates Class Chondrichthyes Huxley, 1880 - cartilaginous fishes Order Torpediniformes - electric rays Family Torpedinidae Henle, 1834 - electric rays Genus Torpedo Duméril, 1806 Subgenus Torpedo Duméril, 1806