Definition
Any fish of the family Torpedinidae, known for delivering electric shocks that can cause cramping or paralysis in prey or predators.
Etymology
From cramp (muscular spasm or sudden painful contraction) + fish. Named for the debilitating muscular effects of the electric discharge these fish generate, a phenomenon observed since ancient times.
Kelly Says
Ancient Romans called the electric ray the 'torpor fish' and documented its shocking abilities—they even used it medicinally to treat pain, essentially creating the first TENS unit by holding one against your body!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንስሳ እንደ እንስሳ
ins-sa en-de ins-sa
ARالعربية
سمكة مصابة بالتقلصات
samak-a mus-a-ba bi-t-taq-lis-at
BNবাংলা
ক্র্যাম্পি মাছ
krampi maash
CACatalà
peix amb contraccions
p-eix amb kon-trac-syons
CSČeština
ryba s křečemi
ry-ba s kře-če-mi
DADansk
fisk med kramper
fisk med kramp-er
DEDeutsch
Fisch mit Krämpfen
fish mit kremf-eh-n
ELΕλληνικά
ψάρι με σπασμούς
ps-ari me spa-smo-s
ESEspañol
pez con calambres
pez kon kal-am-bres
FAفارسی
ماهی با اسپاسم
ma-hee ba es-pasm
FISuomi
lihaskrampin kalat
li-has-krampi-n ka-lat
FRFrançais
poisson crampé
pwah-son kramp-eh
GUGU
કરપ મછલી
kar-ap mach-li
HAHA
kwan kifi
kwan ki-fi
HEעברית
דג עםけיれん
dag im keiren
HIहिन्दी
कंपकंपता हुआ मछली
kamp-kamp-ta hua mach-li
HUMagyar
görcsös hal
görs-ös hal
IDBahasa Indonesia
ikan kram
i-kan kram
ITItaliano
pesce con crampi
pes-che kon krampi
JA日本語
けいれんする魚
keiren-suru sa-ka
KKKK
жұмыс балық
zh-um-ys ba-lyq
KMKM
ត្រី ក្រាំប
trai kraamp
KO한국어
경련하는 물고기
gyeong-lyeonn-haneun mul-go-gi
MRMR
क्रेप मासे
kre-p mase
MSBahasa Melayu
ikan dengan kejang
i-kan deng-an ke-jang
MYမြန်မာ
ကြောက်ပြီး ငါး
kya-uk-pee ngar
NLNederlands
vis met krampen
vis met kramp-en
NONorsk
fisk med kramper
fisk med kramp-er
PAPA
ક્રેપ માછલી
kre-p maach-li
PLPolski
ryba z skurczami
ry-ba z skur-cha-mi
PTPortuguês
peixe com calafrios
pey-she com ka-la-fri-os
RORomână
pește cu crampe
pes-te ku kram-peh
RUРусский
Рыба с судорогами
ry-ba s su-do-ra-gami
SVSvenska
fisk med kramper
fisk med kramp-er
SWKiswahili
samaki na kicha
sa-ma-ki na ki-cha
TAதமிழ்
சர்க்கை மீன்
sar-kai meen
TEతెలుగు
క్రాంప్ చేప
kraamp chep
THไทย
ปลาเกร็ง
pla-gereng
TLTL
isda na may cramp
is-da na may kramp
TRTürkçe
kramplı balık
kramp-li ba-lik
UKУкраїнська
риба з м'язовими спазмами
ry-ba z m'yazov-ymy spaz-ma-my
URاردو
مَسَال مَشّی
mas-al ma-shee
VITiếng Việt
cá bị co giật
ca-bi co-gee-at
YOYO
ẹ̀kún ìgbà
e-kun ee-gba
ZUZU
isilwane elikhukhule
i-si-lwa-ne e-li-khukhule