AnAge entry for Electrophorus electricus
Classification (HAGRID: 04061)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Gymnotiformes
Family: Electrophoridae
Genus: Electrophorus
- Species
- Electrophorus electricus
- Common name
- Electric eel
- Synonyms
- Electrophorus multivalvulus, Gymnotus electricus, Gymnotus regius
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 12.6 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 1
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
- No observations are presently available
Life history traits (averages)
- No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0001] Carey and Judge (2000), Longevity Records: Life Spans of Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Fish
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 163322
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 8005
- Entrez
- Search all databases
- Ageing Literature
- Search Google Scholar or Search PubMed
- Images
- Google Image search
- Internet
- Search Google