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Electric Eel
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Electrophorus electricus

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Fish in Saltwater, Variety of Scenes

Electric Eel Close-Up

Electric Eel Close-Up

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Electric eel (Electrophorus electricus). Freshwater fish.

Electric Eel

The Electric Eel is found in freshwater, and use their electric current to attack their prey.

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Electric Eel - Photo 3

Three Electric Eels

Three Electric Eels

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Electric Eel - Photo 4

Isolated Electric Eel

Isolated Electric Eel

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Electric Eel - Photo 5

Electric Eel (Electrophorus Electricus) - in fresh water around tree roots
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Stan Shebs - License Information.

Photo of Electrophorus electricus (electric eel) at the Steinhart Aquarium in San Francisco

Electric Eel

Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Stan Shebs - License Information.

Photo of Electrophorus electricus (electric eel) at the Steinhart Aquarium in San Francisco

Electric Eel

Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Vsion - License Information.

Electric Eel

Vsion / Creative Commons
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Shutterstock ID: 2047166552, Photographer: Danny Ye

The electric eel (Electrophorus electricus) is a South American electric fish. It has three pairs of abdominal organs that produce electricity. it is not an eel, but rather a knifefish.
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Three Electric Eels

Electric Eel

Electrophorus electricus

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