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Monotypic taxon:
Genus
Electrophorus
Gill, 1864
(fish)
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Entity:
Electrophorinae (Subfamily) - electric eels
..Electrophorus (Genus)
....Electrophorus electricus (Species) - electric eel
Authorship
Original name
:
Gill, 1864. Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad., 1864, 152.
Types
Type of
:
Electrophoridae
(Family)
Gill, 1872
Type of
:
Electrophorinae
(Subfamily)
Gill, 1872
Ref:
R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021
: 20 May 2025.
[implicit]
Type, by monotypy
:
Electrophorus electricus
(C. Linnaeus, 1766)
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Last updated:
21 Sep 2025