nakedback knifefish

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nakedback knifefish

fish

Also known as: Gymnotidae, gymnotid eel

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ostariophysan
Annotated classification
Family Gymnotidae (nakedback knifefishes) Carnivorous group that includes electric eels. Body eel-like and scaleless with powerful electric organs. Size to 2.75 metres (about 9 feet), weight to 22 kg (48 pounds). Mexico, Central and South America. 2 genera, 33 species. Family Rhamphichthyidae Body greatly compressed, scaled. Elephant-like…
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Family Gymnotidae (nakedback knifefishes) Carnivorous group that includes electric eels. Body eel-like and scaleless with powerful electric organs. Size to 2.75 metres (about 9 feet), weight to 22 kg (48 pounds). Mexico, Central and South America. 2 genera, 33 species. Family Rhamphichthyidae Body greatly compressed, scaled. Elephant-like…
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senses
Electric sense
…mormyrids of Africa and the gymnotids of South America, have independently developed a unique sense for the detection of objects in their surroundings and for communication. These fish usually inhabit murky rivers, such as the Amazon or the Nile, where vision is impossible. They have an organ in the tail,…
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…mormyrids of Africa and the gymnotids of South America, have independently developed a unique sense for the detection of objects in their surroundings and for communication. These fish usually inhabit murky rivers, such as the Amazon or the Nile, where vision is impossible. They have an organ in the tail,…
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