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Gymnotiform
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Apteronotidae (ghost knifefishes) Eigenmanniidae[?] (obsolete?) Gymnotidae (naked-back knifefishes and electric eels) Hypopomidae[?] Rhamphichthyidae[?] Sternopygidae[?] |
The gymnotiforms are an order (Gymnotiformes) of knifefishes that have electric organs[?]. The best-known member is the electric eel (Electrophorus electricus), which uses powerful electric shocks for both hunting and self-defense, but other members of the order also generate electric fields, using them for locating food and breeding.
- Gymnotiform overview (http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/tropical/JSA/gymno.htm)
- Photos of various gymnotiforms (http://www.amazonian-fish.co.uk/indexster)
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