| Valid name | Torpedo |
| Synonym | Atypic; type: Raja torpedo Linnaeus, by absolute tautonymy; generally accepted. |
| Synonym | Type: Torpedo occidentalis Storer = T. nobiliana Bonaparte, by orig. design. |
| Synonym | Type: Raja torpedo Linnaeus, by absolute tautonymy. |
| Synonym | Risso = R. torpedo Linnaeus, by orig. design.), subgenus of Torpedo Houttuyn. |
| Synonym | Torpedo Houttuyn, 1764 |
| Synonym | Torpedo Houttuyn, 1764 |
| Synonym | Tetronarce Gill, 1862 |
| Synonym | Gender: F; Ann. Lyceum nat. Hist. New York, 7: 387 |
| Synonym | Linnaeus, by subs. design. of Jordan, 1917: 95). |
| Synonym | Torpedo marmorata Risso, by subs. design. of Jordan, 1920: 435, sub-genus of Torpedo Houttuyn. |
| Synonym | Gender: F; Nat. Hist. Dieren, Planten, Mineral., 1(6): 453-462 |
| Synonym | Nat. Hist. Dieren, Planten, Mineral., 1(6): 453-462 |
| Synonym | Fimbrio torpedo Fritsch, 1886, Arch. Anat. Physiol. (Physiol. Abt.), 1886: 365 (type: |
| Synonym | Narcobatis Blainville, 1820-1830, in Vieillot, Faune franc., (2) 2: 43-44 (type: R. torpedo Linnaeus, by monotypy) |
| Synonym | Cymnotorpedo Fritsch, 1886, Arch. Anat. Physiol. (physiol. Abt.), 1886: 364365 (type: T. occidentalis Storer = |