Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Gymnotiformes
Electrophoridae
Electrophorus
Electrophorus electricus
Electrophorus electricus, more commonly known as the electric eel, occupies the northeastern portions of South America. This includes the Guyanas and Orinoco Rivers as well as the middle and lower Amazon… More »
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Electric eel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The electric eel or temblador ( Electrophorus electricus ), is an electrical fish, and the only species of the genus Electrophorus . It is capable of generating powerful electric shock...
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Electric eels are not eels. They are fish of the family Gymnotidae. They can produce electric currents. These serpentine fish can produce paralyzing discharges with their powerful electric organs. The powerful electric organs lie on either side of the vertebral column.
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Electric eels are not aggressive; They may produce a damaging shock when surprised or stepped on, but the primary use of its electrical talent is to repel potential predators or to immobilize their own prey. ... Although electric eels can grow to be large fish, their prey is usually a small creature that can be managed...
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Habitat: The electric eel is found in the Amazon Basin, in marshy areas or stagnant arms of rivers - areas where other fishes find it difficult to live because of the deficiency of dissolved oxygen. ... More information; about Electric eels...
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Information about Electric eels, Electrophorus electricus, and other tropical fish at AquariumFish.net, suppliers of aquarium fish. ... This video shows two Electric Eels that seem to be rubbing on each other and enjoying each others company.
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The eels thick skin acts as protection against its own electric shocks.....injuries inflicted upon the eel can result in the eel electrocuting itself.
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