-
flowing waters, they may bury themselves. Like the
other gymnotiforms,
gymnotids have
classic knifefish bodies. The body is long and eel-like, the dorsal...
- have over 100
precaudal vertebrae (excluding the tail),
whereas other gymnotids have up to 51 of these;
there can be as many as 300
vertebrae in total...
-
Electrolocation of
capacitative and
resistive objects in gl**** knifefish. Many
gymnotid fish
generate a
continuous electrical wave,
which is
distorted differently...
- has been
convergent evolution in
these features among the
mormyrids and
gymnotids.
Electric fish
species that live in
habitats with few obstructions, such...
-
occupy much of its body, as was
discovered in the 1770s. They can
discharge weakly for electrolocation, as in
other gymnotids, and
strongly to stun prey....
- the
first naval electric gyrocomp****. The name "Gymnote"
refers to the
Gymnotids, the "electric eels". The
submarine was
built with a
steel single hull...
-
resources include the
caimans and
large fish that are
themselves piscivores.
Gymnotids, such as the
electric eel, and the
large silurid catfish are
among aquatic...
- I.J.H. Isbrücker (1972). "On
Hypopygus lepturus, a
little known dwarf gymnotid fish from
South America (Pisces, Cypriniformes, Gymnotoidei)". Zoologische...
- Heiligenberg,
Walter (1975). "Comparison of the
jamming avoidance responses in
Gymnotid and
Gymnarchid electric fish: A case of
convergent evolution of behavior...
- fish species,
including hagfish, lamprey, sharks, cyprinids, ictalurids,
gymnotids, salmonids, and labrids. One
physiological characteristic of
sleep goes...
