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Descriptor English:
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Electric Fish
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Pez Eléctrico
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Peixe Elétrico
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Synonyms English:
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Elephantfish
Elephantfishes
Fish, Electric
Mormyrid
Mormyridae
Mormyrids
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Tree Number:
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B01.050.150.900.493.378
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Definition English:
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Fishes which generate an electric discharge. The voltage of the discharge varies from weak to strong in various groups of fish. The ELECTRIC ORGAN and electroplax are of prime interest in this group. They occur in more than one family. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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do not confuse with EEL, ELECTRIC see ELECTROPHORUS
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History Note English:
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87
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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19158
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Unique Identifier:
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D004555
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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