Gymnotiform
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The gymnotiforms are an order (Gymnotiformes) of knifefishes that have electric organs[?]. The best-known member is the electric eel (Electrophorus electricus), which uses powerful electric shocks for both hunting and self-defense, but other members of the order also generate electric fields, using them for locating food and breeding.
Gymnotiformes Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Gymnotiformes Families
Apteronotidae (ghost knifefishes)
Eigenmanniidae[?] (obsolete?)
Gymnotidae (naked-back knifefishes
and electric eels)
Hypopomidae[?]
Rhamphichthyidae[?]
Sternopygidae[?]
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