ELECTRICCATFISH

Electric catfish

Electric catfish is the common name for the catfish family Malapteruridae. This family includes two genera, Malapterurus and Paradoxoglanis with 19 species. Several species of this family have the ability to produce an electric shock of up to 350 volts using electroplaques of an electric organ. Electric catfish are found in tropical Africa and the Nile River. Electric catfish are usually nocturnal and feed primarily on other fish, incapacitating their prey with electric discharges. They can grow up to 39 inches long.

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electric catfish

Noun

  1. common name for the catfish (order Siluriformes) family Malapteruridae.


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