Gymnotiform

Gymnotiformes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Gymnotiformes
Families
Apteronotidae (ghost knifefishes)     Eigenmanniidae[?] (obsolete?)     Gymnotidae (naked-back knifefishes         and electric eels)     Hypopomidae[?]     Rhamphichthyidae[?]     Sternopygidae[?]

The gymnotiforms are an order (Gymnotiformes) of knifefishes that have electric organs[?]. The best-known member is the electric eel (Electrophorus electricus), which uses powerful electric shocks for both hunting and self-defense, but other members of the order also generate electric fields, using them for locating food and breeding.

External link

• Gymnotiform overview (http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/tropical/JSA/gymno.htm)
• Photos of various gymnotiforms (http://www.amazonian-fish.co.uk/indexster.html)