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Gymnotidae
Electric Eel
Electrophorus varii
Eel from South American Waters
- Tropical
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- South America
- Elongated
- Large
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Elongated
LargeElectrophorus varii, or Vari’s electric eel, is a species of electric eel found in South America.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Gymnotidae
- Genus
- Electrophorus
- Maximum length
- 149 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- South America: lowland floodplain and terra-firme systems of the intercratonic Amazon Basin; including some streams in the Guiana Shield.
Class
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