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Electrophoridae

Known as: Gymnotid, Gymnotids, Gymnotidae 
Any species of fish in the family Gymnotidae.

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Electric Eel

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Electrophorus

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Gymnotiformes

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Electrophoridae
Electrophorus
Gymnotiformes
Electric Eel

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2011
2011
Mechanical properties of a bio-inspired robotic knifefish with an undulatory propulsor.
South American electric knifefish are a leading model system within neurobiology. Recent efforts have focused on understanding… (More)
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2009
2009
Multiple rearrangements in cryptic species of electric knifefish, Gymnotus carapo (Gymnotidae, Gymnotiformes) revealed by chromosome painting
Gymnotus (Gymnotidae, Gymnotiformes) is the Neotropical electric fish genus with the largest geographic distribution and the… (More)
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2008
2008
The hydrodynamics of ribbon-fin propulsion during impulsive motion.
Weakly electric fish are extraordinarily maneuverable swimmers, able to swim as easily forward as backward and rapidly switch… (More)
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2007
2007
The critical role of locomotion mechanics in decoding sensory systems.
How do neural systems process sensory information to control locomotion? The weakly electric knifefish Eigenmannia, an ideal… (More)
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2004
2004
Fish Communities Associated with Macrophytes in Brazilian Floodplain Lakes
The composition, diversity and similarity of fish communities associated with macrophytes of two oxbow lakes of Mogi-Guaçu River… (More)
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2004
2004
Frequency response characteristics of electroreceptors in weakly electric fish (Gymnotoidei) with a pulse discharge
Three species of Gymnotid fish, two species ofHypopomus andRhamphichthys rostratus, each having “pulse” type electric organ… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Prey-capture behavior in gymnotid electric fish: motion analysis and effects of water conductivity.
Animals can actively influence the content and quality of sensory information they acquire from the environment through the… (More)
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Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
The cytology of the posterior lateral line lobe of high-frequency weakly electric fish (Gymnotidae): dendritic differentiation and synaptic specificity in a simple cortex.
 
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1965
1965
Activity of central neurons involved in electroreception in some weakly electric fish (Gymnotidae).
 
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1965
1965
Sense organs of the lateral line system in some electric fish of the Gymnotidae, Mormyridae and Gymnarchidae.
 
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