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Query: iconographia zoologicaResult: 860th of 1524
electric eel (Electrophorus electricus)
Subject: electric eel (Electrophorus electricus)
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Gymnotus electricus - 1774-1804 - Print - Iconographia Zoologica - Special Collections University of Amsterdam - UBA01 IZ15100119.jpg
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electric eel (Electrophorus electricus)


Gymnotus electricus
Date 1774-1804
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gymnotus_electricus_-_1774-1804_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ15100119.tif

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. Electric eels inhabit fresh waters of the Amazon and Orinoco River basins in South America, in floodplains, swamps, creeks, small rivers, and coastal plains. They often live on muddy bottoms in calm or stagnant waters.

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