Is an electric eel a true EEL?

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Is an electric eel a true EEL?

2006-08-24 02:19:41 · 3 answers · asked by jsweit8573 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia

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eels are any of various long, snakelike, scaleless marine or freshwater fishes of the order Anguilliformes or Apodes that lack pelvic fins and characteristically migrate from fresh water to salt water to spawn and ELECTRIC eels are long, eellike freshwater fish (Electrophorus electricus) of northern South America, having organs capable of producing a powerful electric discharge.

2006-08-24 04:19:30 · answer #1 · answered by Yellow ♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

No, electric eels are actually a species of fish. They are called eels because they have an eel-like shape.

2006-08-24 02:21:28 · answer #2 · answered by ukstubby 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Yes, they are true or real: you find them in water, as a species of fish.

2006-08-24 02:25:50 · answer #3 · answered by swanjarvi 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋