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WhatISanelectricfish?...Afishisconsideredtobeanelectricfishifitcangenerateelectricfields.Inthiscaseitissaidtobeelectrogenic.Ifafishhastheabilityto ...
What IS an electric fish?A fish is considered to be an electric fish if it can generate electric fields. In this case it is said to be electrogenic. If a fish has the ability to detect electric fields, it is said to be electroreceptive. Most fish that are electrogenic are also electroreceptive. Some electric fish live in the ocean and some live in freshwater rivers of South America and Africa. The figure below (from Moller 1995) provides a summary of the geographical distribution of electric fishes (click on the image to see a larger version). The figure also shows the location of the electric organ in each fish, and a sample of the waveform of the electric organ discharge.
Whats NOT an electric fish?
Certain fishes like sharks, skates, rays and catfish can detect electric fields, and are thus electroreceptive, but they dont generate an electric field ...
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