Organisms

Gymnotiformes

An order of neotropical electric fish found chiefly in the waters of South America. They continually emit weak electric discharges, which they use in object location and communication. A most popular species of research interest is the electric eel, ELECTROPHORUS electricus.

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An order of neotropical electric fish found chiefly in the waters of South America. They continually emit weak electric discharges, which they use in object location and communication. A most popular species of research interest is the electric eel, ELECTROPHORUS electricus.

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  • Eigenmannia
  • Gymnotid
  • Gymnotidae
  • Eigenmannias
  • Gymnotids

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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, surgery, urine, virology.

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2002; for GYMNOTID use ELECTRIC FISH 1987-2001

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  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.493w.378w.430w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Gymnotiformes. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D023702. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D023702
  2. Gymnotiformes. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gymnotiformes
  3. Gymnotiformes. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q752264