Electrophorus (fish)
Electrophorus is a genus of Neotropical freshwater fish in the family Gymnotidae. It was believed to be a monotypic genus for over two centuries until the unexpected 2019 discovery of two additional species including the strongest bioelectricity generator in nature, Electrophorus voltai (capable of generating 860 V).[1][2]
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| Genus: | Electrophorus T. N. Gill, 1864 |
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| Electrophorus electricus (Linnaeus, 1766) | |
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Species
Comparison between the 3 species of Electrophorus.
Anatomy of Electric Eel's organs that produce electricity
There are currently 3 described species:[1]
- Electrophorus electricus (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Electrophorus varii de Santana, Wosiacki, Crampton, Sabaj, Dillman, Mendes-Júnior & Castro e Castro, 2019
- Electrophorus voltai de Santana, Wosiacki, Crampton, Sabaj, Dillman, Castro e Castro, Bastos & Vari, 2019
References
- de Santana, C. David; Crampton, William G. R.; Dillman, Casey B.; Frederico, Renata G.; Sabaj, Mark H.; Covain, Raphaël; Ready, Jonathan; Zuanon, Jansen; de Oliveira, Renildo R.; Mendes-Júnior, Raimundo N.; Bastos, Douglas A. (2019-09-10). "Unexpected species diversity in electric eels with a description of the strongest living bioelectricity generator". Nature Communications. 10 (1): 4000. Bibcode:2019NatCo..10.4000D. doi:10.1038/s41467-019-11690-z. ISSN 2041-1723. PMC 6736962. PMID 31506444.
- Oliveira, Marcos S. B.; Mendes‐Júnior, Raimundo N. G.; Tavares‐Dias, Marcos (2019-09-10). "Diet composition of the electric eel Electrophorus voltai (Pisces: Gymnotidae) in the Brazilian Amazon region". Journal of Fish Biology. 97 (4): 1220–1223. doi:10.1111/jfb.14413. ISSN 0022-1112. PMID 32463115.
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