electric eel
species of fish
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Summary
electric eel is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.71% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,778 views/month, #1,380 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: Electrophorus[5]
- Taxon name: Electrophorus electricus[6]
- Subclass of: electric fish[7]
- Commons category: Electrophorus electricus[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Electrophorus electricus[9]
- Commons gallery: Electrophorus electricus[10]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13]
- Short name: E. electricus[14]
- Taxon common name: Electric eel[15], Anguila[16], Anguilla[17], Anguilla electrica[18], Pez elétrico[19], anguila llétrica[20], električna jegulja[21], Anguille électrique[22]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[23]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[24]
- Sequenced genome URL: http://www.ensembl.org/Electrophorus_electricus[25]
- Taxon range: Brazil[26], Maraã[27]
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Identifiers
electric eel's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 99786[28]. electric eel's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8005[29]. electric eel's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 206595[30]. electric eel's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2401958[31]. electric eel's ITIS TSN is recorded as 163322[32].
Why It Matters
electric eel has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 79 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]