Tag Archive for 'Electric eel'

Electric organ discharge exposure from electric eel to zebrafish larvae. Image credit: Sakaki et al., doi: 10.7717/peerj.16596.

Study: Electric Discharges from Electric Eels Enhance DNA Transformation in Fish Larvae

Dec 6, 2023 by Natali Anderson

Electric eels — three species of freshwater fish in the genus Electrophorus — are known for their ability to produce electric organ discharge...

The Volta’s electric eel (Electrophorus voltai) in Xingu River in north Brazil. Image credit: L. Sousa.

Volta’s Electric Eels Hunt in Packs

Jan 18, 2021 by News Staff

New observations made near the mouth of a small lake on the banks of the Iriri River in Brazil’s state of Pará show Volta’s electric eels (Electrophorus...

Two New Species of Electric Eels Discovered

Sep 13, 2019 by News Staff

The electric eel (Electrophorus electricus) has long been assumed to be one species, but an international team of scientists has now discovered there are...

Electric eel (Electrophorus electricus). Image credit: Kenneth Catania / Vanderbilt University.

Electric Eels Use Taser-like System to Shock, Remotely Control Their Prey

Dec 5, 2014 by News Staff

A new study carried out by Dr Kenneth Catania from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN, reveals that an electric fish known the electric eel (Electrophorus...

Genetic Researchers Solve Mystery of Electric Fish

Jun 27, 2014 by News Staff

A new study led by Prof Michael Sussman from the University of Wisconsin-Madison demonstrates that six electric fish lineages – Torpediniformes,...