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Old 09-23-2023, 10:41 AM
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The Electric Eel isn't an eel at all. It's part of the knife fish family. Only 20% of it's body is used to survive. The other 80% - to generate electricity. How much? A shock up to 1 ampere of electrical current and 860 watts for two milliseconds. More than enough to stun/kill a fish for dinner.

The electric eel is only one of about 500 species of fish capable of delivering an electric shock: Catfish, Rays and other Knife Fish.
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