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Electric eels can generate an electrical charge of up to 600 volts in order to stun prey and keep predators at bay.
Electric eels are not really eels, they are actually ostariophysians, but have a strong physical resemblance to true eels. The body is long and snake-like, lacking caudal, dorsal and pelvic fins. Body length can be as long as 2.5 m.
The electric eels are a genus, Electrophorus, of neotropical freshwater fish from South America in the family Gymnotidae. They are known for their ability to stun their prey by generating electricity, delivering shocks at up to 860 volts.
10 Σεπ 2019 · We document hidden species-level diversity in the electric eel illustrating how widespread conspicuous species (over 2 m in total length) can go overlooked even in a long-known model organism...
electric eels’ dark, murky environment. Special skin receptor cells, called tuberous receptors, monitor changes in electric eels’ self-generated electric field, helping it identify objects and search out food. The electric eel is even capable of passive electrolocation where skin . receptor cells, called ampullary receptors, detect electric ...
The electric eel is a unique species that has evolved three electric organs. Since the 1950s, electric eels have generally been assumed to use these three organs to generate two forms of...
11 Οκτ 2024 · Electric eel, any of three species of elongated South American knifefishes that produce powerful electric shocks to stun prey. Electric eels have three electric organs—the main organ, Hunter’s organ, and Sach’s organ—which are made up of modified muscle cells.
