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Definition of Gymnotus

Gymnotus
Gymnotus Gym*no"tus, n. [NL., fr. Gr. gymno`s naked + ? the back: cf. F. gymnote.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of South American fresh-water fishes, including the Gymnotus electricus, or electric eel. It has a greenish, eel-like body, and is possessed of electric power. One fearful shock, fearful but momentary, like from the electric blow of the gymnotus. --De Quincey.

Meaning of Gymnotus from wikipedia

- divided into six subgenera in Gymnotus: Subgenus Gymnotus (Gymnotus) Gymnotus arapaima J. S. Albert & Crampton, 2001 Gymnotus ardilai Maldonado-Ocampo &...
- back to Europe for study, he used the name Gymnotus electricus, placing it in the same genus as Gymnotus carapo (the banded knifefish). He noted that...
- 7.4 (2009): 579–585. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gymnotus choco". FishBase. July 2015 version. "Gymnotus choco". The Encyclopedia of Life....
- Gymnotus tiquie is an electric knifefish found in the Tiquié River, a tributary of the Vaupés River in the upper Negro basin, Amazonas, Brazil. It is sympatric...
- (1995). "Gymnotus maculosus, a new species of electric fish (Chordata: Teleostei: Gymnotoidei) from Middle America, with a key to species of Gymnotus". Proceedings...
- südamerikanischen zitteraale (Gymnotus electricus)" [Observations and research on the South American electric eel (Gymnotus electricus)]. Archives of Anatomy...
- gymnotiform fishes, growing up to more than 2 m (6.6 ft) length. Species of Gymnotus range from about 10–100 cm (0.3–3.3 ft) in total length. These knife fishes...
- of Gymnotus). These predators sense electric fields, but only at low frequencies, thus certain species of Gymnotiformes, such as those in Gymnotus, have...
- by Carl Linnaeus in 1766, he used the name Gymnotus electricus, placing it in the same genus as Gymnotus carapo (banded knifefish) which he had described...
- The bronze featherback (Notopterus notopterus) is a ray-finned fish in the family Notopteridae found in South and Southeast Asia. Although primarily found...