Electrophorus electricus (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Dataset
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- order
- Gymnotiformes
- family
- Gymnotidae
- genus
- Electrophorus
- species
- Electrophorus electricus
Name
- Synonyms
- Electrophorus multivalvulus Nakashima, 1941
- Gymnotus electricus Linnaeus, 1766
- Gymnotus regius Chiaje, 1847
- Gymnotus tremulus Houttuyn, 1764
- Homonyms
- Electrophorus electricus (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Common names
- Aingira elektriko in Basque
- Alimina in language.
- Anguila in Spanish
- Anguila elèctrica in Catalan–Valencian
- Anguila eléctrica in Spanish
- Anguilla in Spanish
- Anguilla electric in Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language Association)
- Anguilla electrica in Spanish
- Anguille électrique in French
- Anguía eléctrica in Galician
- Ankilla in Quechua
- Atsiniltłʼish ííłʼíinii in Navajo
- Bieuw-Äil in language.
- Chinkirma in Quechua
- Common Electric Eel in English
- Cá chình điện in Vietnamese
- Darrål in Swedish
- Eascann leictreach in Irish
- Electric Eel in English
- Elektriangerjas in Estonian
- Elektrikli yılan balığı in Turkish
- Elektrinis ungurys in Lithuanian
- Elektrischer Aal in German
- Elektrisk ål in Swedish
- Električna jegulja in language.
- Elektrli ugor in Uzbek
- Elektromos angolna in Hungarian
- Enguia elétrica in Portuguese
- Hrökkáll in Icelandic
- Marmaseo elektrikın in language.
- Maïsi in language.
- Mkunga Umeme (Samaki) in Swahili
- Peixe elétrico in Portuguese
- Pez elétrico in Spanish
- Pixundé in Portuguese
- Porake in Guarani
- Poraquê in Portuguese
- Poraquê de fogo in Portuguese
- Poraquê-comum in Portuguese
- Puraki in Quechua
- Puraquê in Portuguese
- Puxundu in Portuguese
- Sidat listrik in Indonesian
- Sidderaal in Dutch
- Stretwa in Polish
- Strętwa in Polish
- Sähköankerias in Finnish
- Sähöankerias in Finnish
- Treme treme in Portuguese
- Tsinkirma in Quechua
Bibliographic References
- Eschmeyer, William N., ed., 1998: Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. 2905.
- Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025).
- Galvis, G., Sánchez-Duarte, P., Mesa-Salazar, L., López-Pinto, Y., Gutiérrez-E, M., Gutiérrez-Cortéz, Á., Castaño, M., Castellanos, C. 2007. Peces de la Amazonía colombiana con énfasis en especies de interés ornamental. Incoder, 489p.
- Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). 10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4
- Maldonado-Ocampo, J. A. & J. S. Albert. 2003. Species diversity of gymnotiform fishes (Gymnotiformes, Teleostei) in Colombia. Biota Colombiana 4 (2): 147-165. | Cala, P. 1977. Los peces de la Orinoquía colombiana, Lista preliminar anotada. Lozanía (Acta Zoológica Colombiana) 24: 1-21.
- Shiino, Sueo M., 1976: List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations. Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4. 262.