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electric eel (Electrophorus electricus)
Subject: electric eel (Electrophorus electricus)
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Electric eel CAS.jpg
Resolution: 3264x2448 File Size: 2313622 Bytes Date: 2013:09:13 11:12:25 Camera: iPhone 5 (Apple) F number: f/2.4 Exposure: 1/15 sec Focal Length: 413/100 Upload Date: 2017:04:24 15:40:46

electric eel (Electrophorus electricus)


An Electric Eel at the California Academy of Sciences.
Date 13 September 2013 (according to Exif data)
Author Steven Walling https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Steven_Walling
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Electric_eel_CAS.jpg

The electric eel (Electrophorus electricus) is an electric fish, and the only species in its genus. Despite the name, it is not an eel, but rather a knifefish. It was given its own family, Electrophoridae, which was later merged into the genus of Gymnotidae, alongside Gymnotus.

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Scientific Name: Electrophorus electricus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Common Names: Electric eel; [Spanish] Anguila, Anguilla, Anguilla electrica, Pez elétrico
Synonyms:
Electrophorus multivalvulus Nakashima, 1941
Gymnotus electricus Linnaeus, 1766
Gymnotus regius Chiaje, 1847
Gymnotus tremulus Houttuyn, 1764

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