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Code Number:    AABV05P12_01

Title: Electric Eel, (Electrophorus electricus), Siluriformes, Gymnotiformes, Gymnotidei, Electophoridae

Notes: Electric eels are not true eels, they are only eel-like in shape. The are kin to s:"knifefish", They are famous for their ability to produce strongÊelectrical currents as high as 500-650 volts.

Kingdom: s:"Animalia"
Phylum: s:"Chordata"
Superclass: s:"Osteichthyes"
Class: s:"Actinopterygii"
Order: s:"Gymnotiformes"
Family: s:"Gymnotidae"
Genus: s:"Electrophorus"
Species: s:"Electrophorus electricus"

(Linnaeus, 1766)

Electric Eel
Actinopterygii, Freshwater Fish, Ray-finned Fishes, Fauna, Chordata, Chordates, Animal, Animalia, Underwater, Aquatic, Water, Nature, Osteichthyes, Vertebrate, Vertebrata, Ichthyology, species

Photographer: Wernher Krutein


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