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If an electric eel is not a true eel then what is it?

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It is a catfish and carp. It is not an eel.

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Electric eel is not a real eel?
An electric eel is a "knifefish" or Gymnotiformes. They are more closely related to catfish.
What is the difference between an eel and an electric eel?
The eel is not electric and is able to be touched by human where as the electric eel will zap you if you touch it.
What is electric eel?
The electric organs in an electric eel make up four-fifths of its body, which in terms create a static-like glow, determining it's name. Although it has 1/5 of the rest of it exactly like for...
Why are electric eels electric?
to kill the fish that they eat
Are electric eels rellay electric?
yes they are not to the touch but they run like a battery they can emit an electric charge and deliver it to its predator or prey.