One missing family

maxpayne_lhp · 08-29-2005, 12:06 PM

I am working on the knifefish database, for this board as well as Scuba Kid's
One important family in the order Gymnotiformes was missed out: the Electrophoridae family. Can someone help me find this family? That includes one species named Electric Knifefish...
Thanks

**TheOldSalt** · 08-29-2005, 01:08 PM

Does it?

Do you mean Electric EEL? Electrophorus electricus

maxpayne_lhp · 08-29-2005, 10:13 PM

Well no... not sure. Have you heard about electric knifefish?

fishboy · 08-29-2005, 10:16 PM

well all true knifefish use weak eletric currents so does it have another common name?

maxpayne_lhp · 08-30-2005, 09:52 AM

Well nah... some knifefish don't emit elctric current. Not sure if the only species in this family has common name or not... If Aquarists ignore it It shouln't be a problem for me to ignore it too lol

LydiaGreen · 09-10-2005, 03:17 PM

Elephant noses also emit an electric pulse.

**TheOldSalt** · 09-12-2005, 10:50 PM

Max, Electrophorus electricus is the only species in the family Electrophoridae.

08-29-2005, 12:06 PM	#1
maxpayne_lhp Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Michigan Age: 20 Posts: 2,174	One missing family I am working on the knifefish database, for this board as well as Scuba Kid's One important family in the order Gymnotiformes was missed out: the Electrophoridae family. Can someone help me find this family? That includes one species named Electric Knifefish... Thanks __________________ ~Nam Nguyen~

08-29-2005, 10:13 PM	#3
maxpayne_lhp Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Michigan Age: 20 Posts: 2,174	Well no... not sure. Have you heard about electric knifefish? __________________ ~Nam Nguyen~

08-29-2005, 10:16 PM	#4
fishboy Custom User Title Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 17 Posts: 1,656	well all true knifefish use weak eletric currents so does it have another common name? __________________ It is only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything

08-30-2005, 09:52 AM	#5
maxpayne_lhp Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Michigan Age: 20 Posts: 2,174	Well nah... some knifefish don't emit elctric current. Not sure if the only species in this family has common name or not... If Aquarists ignore it It shouln't be a problem for me to ignore it too lol __________________ ~Nam Nguyen~

09-10-2005, 03:17 PM	#6
LydiaGreen Fishy Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 36 Posts: 22	Elephant noses also emit an electric pulse. __________________ 44 bowfront - 1 red cap oranda, 2 fantails, 1 sailfin pleco, 3 golden dojo loaches 20 tall - 1 red cap oranda recovering from his mishap 10 long #1 - male betta, 1 praecox rainbow, 7 albino cories, tiny sailfin pleco, and snails 10 long #2 - male betta, 4 bronze cories, 4 peppered cories, small sailfin pleco, and snails 5.5 bowfront - male betta and 3 ADF's Buddy - 8 year old flatcoated retriever Sandy - 4 month old miniature poodle

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08-29-2005, 01:08 PM	#2
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,354	Does it? Do you mean Electric EEL? Electrophorus electricus

09-12-2005, 10:50 PM	#7
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,354	Max, Electrophorus electricus is the only species in the family Electrophoridae.

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