51) Electric Eel

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Scientific name: Electrophorus electricus

Weight: Length: 6-8ft

Diet: Fish, crab, small mammals Lives: Middle and lower Amazon and Orinoco river basins in South America

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The Electric eels are actually not a eel but a lung air breathing type of fish. Electric eels can produce 650 volts, that can stun or kill a fish. Eels will locate their prey in murky water by sending electrical signals which can disable the fish.

 Eels will locate their prey in murky water by sending electrical signals which can disable the fish

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