Electric Catfish
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Scientific name | Malapteruridae |
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Rank | Family |
Higher classification | Catfish |
Family | Bleeker |
Kingdom | Animalia |
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ID | 2345364 |
About Electric Catfish
Electric catfish or Malapteruridae is a catfish family in the order Siluriformes. This family includes two genera, Malapterurus and Paradoxoglanis, with 21 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.