1) One can emit up to 600 volts 2) Shocking marine life 3) Stunning fish
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The electric eel (Electrophorus electricus) is an electric fish, and the only species in its genus. It is capable of generating powerful electric shocks of up to 600 volts, which it uses for hunting, self-defense and communicating with fellow eels. It is an apex predator in its South American range. Despite its name, it is not an eel, but rather a...
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elongated South American fish that produces a powerful electric shock to stun its prey, usually other fish.[7 related articles]
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The Electric Eel is an eel-like fish found in rivers and marshes of north South America. It grows to two metres long and 20 centimetres wide. It generates an electric current which it uses to stun and kill other fish which it then eats.
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n] - eel-shaped freshwater fish of South America having electric organs in its body
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Electrophorus electric noun eel-shaped freshwater fish of South America having electric organs in its body
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South American freshwater bony fish. It grows to almost 3 m/10 ft and the electric shock produced, normally for immobilizing prey, is enough to stun an adult human. Electric eels are not true eels. Classification
Electrophorus electricus is in the order Cypriniformes, class Osteichthyes
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an eellike, freshwater fish, Electrophorus electricus, found in the Amazon and Orinoco rivers and tributaries, sometimes over 6 ft. (1.8 m) long, capable of emitting strong electric discharges.
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