Preferred Label : gymnotiformes;
MeSH definition : An order of neotropical electric fish found chiefly in the waters of South America.
They continually emit weak electric discharges, which they use in object location
and communication. A most popular species of research interest is the electric eel,
ELECTROPHORUS electricus.;
MeSH hyponym : gymnotidae; gymnotid; eigenmannia; Gymnotids; Eigenmannias;
MeSH Related Number : txid30771; txid36703;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gymnotiformes;
UNII : txid8002;
Origin ID : D023702;
UMLS CUI : C0949584;
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- Fish [UMLS semantic type]
An order of neotropical electric fish found chiefly in the waters of South America.
They continually emit weak electric discharges, which they use in object location
and communication. A most popular species of research interest is the electric eel,
ELECTROPHORUS electricus.