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SpeciesGymnotiformesGymnotidae
Fish

⚡Electric eel

Electrophorus electricus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Strętwa (Electrophorus electricus) – gatunek słodkowodnej ryby promieniopłetwej z rzędu Gymnotiformes, przedstawiciel rodzaju Electrophorus, klasyfikowany w rodzinie Gymnotidae, a wcześniej wyodrębniany jako jedyny przedstawiciel rodziny strętwowatych (Electrophoridae). Potocznie nazywany jest węgorzem elektrycznym – nie jest spokrewniony z węgorzokształtnymi. Nazwa węgorz nawiązuje do węgorzowatego kształtu ciała ryby, a epitet gatunkowy elektryczny – do obecności narządów elektrycznych. Pierwszy opis Electrophorus electricus zapisany w języku polskim, pod nazwą Gymnotus electricus – trzęsawiec, sporządził Krzysztof Kluk w 1780 roku w pracy Zwierząt domowych i dzikich, osobliwie krajowych [...].

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Conservation status
LCLeast concern

IUCN Red List assessment, 2023.

Population trendStable
Key measurements
Body mass
20 kg
Body length
2.5 m
Shoulder height
not recorded
Top speed
not recorded
Bite force
not recorded
Maximum lifespan
13 years
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Everything we know about the Electric eel

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Body mass
20 kgmaximum recorded
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Body length
2.5 mmaximum recorded
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Maximum lifespan
13 years
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data quality: acceptable

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Trophic level
3.89
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Diet
carnivoreaverage
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From trophic level 3.89 (FishBase): <2.2 herbivore, 2.2–2.8 omnivore, >2.8 carnivore.

Danger to humans
other
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Volume l
20 Laverage
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Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.

average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.

Not recorded for Electric eel yet: shoulder height, top speed, bite force.

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Family tree

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›orderGymnotiformes
  4. ›familyGymnotidae
  5. ›genusElectrophorus
  6. ›speciesElectrophorus electricus
Full lineage
  1. superclassRay-finned fish · Actinopterygii
  2. superorderCharaciphysae
  3. orderGymnotiformes
  4. genusElectrophorus
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  1. kingdomMetazoa
  2. phylumChordata
  3. subphylumCraniata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. superclassGnathostomata
  6. superclassRay-finned fish · Actinopterygii
  7. classActinopteri
  8. subclassNeopterygii
  9. superorderCharaciphysae
  10. orderGymnotiformes
  11. genusElectrophorus
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Electrophorus electricus (es), Anguille électrique (fr), Węgorz elektryczny (pl), 전기뱀장어 (ko), elektromos angolna (hu), Electrophorus electricus (it) … and 25 more languages
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