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Electrophorus electricus

electric eel(+1)

GBIF:103977759

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Common names used for this species across different languages and regions.

electric eelelectric knifefish

Vernacular (common) names are the everyday names used for a species in different languages and regions. A single species may have dozens of common names worldwide.

electric eel
electric knifefish

CLASSIFICATION

Taxonomic Classification Tree

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Source Information

NCBI Taxonomy

NCBI Taxonomy

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The NCBI taxonomy database is not a primary source for taxonomic or phylogenetic information. Furthermore, the database does not follow a single taxonomic treatise but rather attempts to incorporate phylogenetic and taxonomic knowledge from a variety of sources, including the published literature, web-based databases, and the advice of sequence submitters and outside taxonomy experts. Consequently, the NCBI taxonomy database is not a phylogenetic or taxonomic authority and should not be cited as such.

National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). NCBI Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/rhydar accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-06.

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GBIF Usage Key
103977759
Dataset Key
fab88965-e69d-4491-a04d-e3198b626e52
Origin
source
Taxon ID
8005
Last Crawled
4/10/2026
Last Interpreted
4/10/2026
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