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Electric Eel

Electrophorus electricus (Linnaeus 1766)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Electrophorus electricus (Linnaeus 1766)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Electrophorus electricus
Species recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia RO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, wikipedia TR, Bolivia Species List, Brazil Species List, Colombia Species List, Ecuador Species List, French Guiana Species List, Guyana Species List, Peru Species List, Suriname Species List, Venezuela Species List, wikipedia ID, wikipedia EU, South Atlantic Species List, wikipedia AST, wikipedia LT, wikipedia ET, wikipedia hr Croatian, wikipedia DA, wikipedia NN, wikipedia IS, wikipedia SL, wikipedia GA, NCBI, wikipedia EO, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia emerging_languages, EOL authors, and wikipedia gl Galician
Electrophorus electricus
Recognized by CalPhotos, AnAge articles, VERA, Biopix Nature Photos, FAO Fishery Statistics, Furui 2020, and Animal Diversity Web
Electrophorus electricus (Linnaeus 1766)
Species recognized by GBIF classification and Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species
Electrophorus electricus (Linnaeus 1766)
Recognized by Freshwater and Marine Image Bank U Washington
Electrophorus electricus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and iNaturalist data coverage
Electrophorus electricus
Recognized by AnAge, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, BHL data coverage, and Flickr Group
Electrophorus electricus (Linnaeus 1766)
Species recognized by IUCN, Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Electrophorus electricus (Linnaeus 1766)
Recognized by Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology and Fishbase

Alternative Names

Electrophorus multivalvulus Nakashima 1941
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Gymnotus electricus Linnaeus 1766
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Gymnotus regius Chiaje 1847
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Gymnotus tremulus Houttuyn 1764
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Electrophorus multivalvulus Nakashima 1941
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Electrophorus multivalvulus Nakashima 1941
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Electrophorus multivalvulus Nakashima 1941
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Fishbase
Gymnotus electricus Linnaeus 1766
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Gymnotus electricus Linnaeus 1766
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Gymnotus electricus Linnaeus 1766
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Fishbase
Gymnotus regius Chiaje 1847
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Gymnotus regius Chiaje 1847
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Gymnotus regius Chiaje 1847
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Fishbase
Gymnotus tremulus Houttuyn 1764
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Gymnotus tremulus Houttuyn 1764
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Fishbase

Common Names

English

Electric eel preferred
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web, AnAge, Fishbase, and Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

أنقليس رعاد preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Asturian

anguila llétrica preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Basque

Aingira elektriko preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Belarusian

вугор электрычны preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

електрическа змиорка preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

anguila elèctrica preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

电鳗 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
電鰻 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Električna jegulja preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

paúhoř elektrický preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Elektrisk ål preferred
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

sidderaal preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

Elektriangerjas preferred
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Sähköankerias preferred
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names
Sähöankerias
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase

French

Anguille électrique preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Galician

Anguía eléctrica preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Georgian

ელექტრული გველთევზა preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Elektrischer Aal
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Zitteraal preferred
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names

Guarani

Porake preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

צלופח חשמלי preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

elektromos angolna preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Icelandic

Hrökkáll preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Irish

eascann leictreach preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

エレクトロフォルス・エレクトリクス preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020
デンキウナギ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Javanese

Welut listrik preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kazakh

Электірлі жыланбалық preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

전기뱀장어 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Elektrinis ungurys preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Minangkabau

Baluik listrik preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Atsiniltłʼish ííłʼíinii preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

elektrisk ål preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

مارماهی الکتریکی preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Stretwa
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Węgorz elektryczny preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Portuguese

Enguia elétrica
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Peixe elétrico
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Pixundé
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Poraquê de fogo
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Poraquê preferred
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names
Puraquê
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Puxundu
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Treme treme
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase

Quechua

Chinkirma preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan

Țipar electric preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

угорь электрический
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Электрический угорь preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Serbian

електрична јегуља preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Shambala

Električna jegulja preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Somali

Kalluunka Danabka preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Anguila preferred
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names
Anguilla electrica
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names
Anguilla
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names
Pez elétrico
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names
Električna jegulja preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swahili

Mkunga Umeme (Samaki) preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

Darrål preferred
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names
Elektrisk ål
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase

Tamil

மின் விலாங்குமீன் preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Telugu

విద్యుత్ చేప preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Thai

ปลาไหลไฟฟ้า preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

Elektrikli yılan balığı preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Вугор електричний preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Uzbek

Elektrli ilon baliqlar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Cá chình điện preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Wu

电鳗 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

انقليس رعاد preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azb

الکتریک ایلان بالیغی preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Diq

Marmaseo elektrikın preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Stq

Bieuw-Äil preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Yue

電鰻 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

电鳗 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

电鳗 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

電鰻 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hk

電鰻 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

電鰻 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Electrophorus electricus (Linnaeus 1766)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Otomorpha
Ostariophysi
Gymnotiformes
Gymnotidae
Electrophorus
Electrophorus electricus (Linnaeus 1766) (this page)

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Gymnotiformes
Gymnotidae
Electrophorus
Electrophorus electricus (Linnaeus 1766) (this page)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Electrophorus electricus (Linnaeus 1766) (this page)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Electrophorus electricus (Linnaeus 1766) (this page)

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Gymnotiformes
Gymnotidae
Electrophorus Gill 1864
Electrophorus electricus (Linnaeus 1766) (this page)

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Teleostei
Ostariophysi
Gymnotiformes
Gymnotoidei
Electrophoridae
Electrophorus Gill 1864
Electrophorus electricus (Linnaeus 1766) (this page)

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Gymnotiformes
Gymnotidae
Electrophorus electricus (Linnaeus 1766) (this page)
Electrophorus voltai de Santana, Wosiacki, Crampton, Sabaj, Dillman & Castro
Gymnotus capitimaculatus Rangel-Pereira 2014
Gymnotus carapo Linnaeus 1758
Gymnotus chimarrao
Gymnotus cylindricus La Monte 1935
Gymnotus darwini
Gymnotus jonasi Albert & Crampton 2001
Gymnotus maculosus Albert & Miller 1995
Gymnotus panamensis Albert & Crampton 2003
Gymnotus refugio Giora & Malabarba 2016

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Actinopterygii
Actinopteri
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Osteoglossocephalai
Clupeocephala
Otomorpha
Ostariophysi
Otophysi
Characiphysae
Gymnotiformes
Gymnotoidei
Gymnotidae
Electrophorus
Electrophorus electricus (this page)
Electrophorus varii
Electrophorus voltai
unclassified Electrophorus

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Ostariophysi
Gymnotiformes
Gymnotoidei
Gymnotidae
Electrophorus
Electrophorus electricus (this page)
Electrophorus varii
Electrophorus voltai
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