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Electric eel
Electrophorus electricus
The electric eel has bare skin, no scales, and a very elongated body that is rounded …
Freshwater
Freshwater fish spend part or all of their lives in fresh water, such as rivers and lakes, with a salinity of less than 1.05%.
Way of eating
Habitat
Threat to people
Conservation status
Family
Genus
Order
- Cypriniformes 44
- Salmoniformes 41
- Perciformes 39
- Siluriformes 22
- Characiformes 11
- Cyprinodontiformes 10
- Cichliformes 9
- Acipenseriformes 8
- Anabantiformes 8
- Clupeiformes 8
- Osteoglossiformes 7
- Esociformes 6
- Lepisosteiformes 5
- Petromyzontiformes 3
- Tetraodontiformes 3
- Acanthuriformes 2
- Anguilliformes 2
- Carangiformes 2
- Ceratodontiformes 2
- Elopiformes 2
- Gymnotiformes 2
- Hiodontiformes 2
- Amiiformes 1
- Beloniformes 1
- Carassius 1
- Carcharhiniformes 1
- Gadiformes 1
- Least Concern 1
- Mugiliformes 1
- Myliobatiformes 1
- Osmeriformes 1
- Osteolepiformes 1
- Percopsiformes 1
- Rhinopristiformes 1
- Scorpaeniformes 1
Class
Phylum
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Ladyfish
Elops saurus
The ladyfish has an elongated, slender, silvery body with a blue-green back and fine scales. It …
Tarpon
Megalops atlanticus
The body of the tarpon is elongated and contracted, covered with large major scales and a …
Volta's electric eel
Electrophorus voltai
The species is named in honor of Alessandro Volta — the Italian physicist and inventor of …