Preferred Label : electrophorus;
MeSH definition : A genus of fish, in the family GYMNOTIFORMES, capable of producing an electric shock
that immobilizes fish and other prey. The species Electrophorus electricus is also
known as the electric eel, though it is not a true eel.;
MeSH hyponym : electrophorus electricus; Electric Eel; Eel, Electric;
MeSH Related Number : txid8005;
MeSH annotation : do not confuse X ref EEL, ELECTRIC with ELECTRIC FISH; do not confuse entry term EEL, ELECTRIC with ELECTRIC FISH;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric eel;
UNII : txid8004;
Origin ID : D004593;
UMLS CUI : C0013864;
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- Fish [UMLS semantic type]
A genus of fish, in the family GYMNOTIFORMES, capable of producing an electric shock
that immobilizes fish and other prey. The species Electrophorus electricus is also
known as the electric eel, though it is not a true eel.