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Electric Eel vs قاروس مقلم

Electrophorus electricus مقارنةً بـ Morone saxatilis

Taxonomy & Classification

السمة Electric Eel قاروس مقلم
الاسم العلمي Electrophorus electricus Morone saxatilis
الرتبة Gymnotiformes Perciformes
الفصيلة Gymnotidae Moronidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern

Physical Traits

السمة Electric Eel قاروس مقلم
الطول الأقصى 250,0 cm 200,0 cm
الوزن الأقصى 20,0 kg 57,0 kg
اللون Dark olive-gray to grayish-brown cylinder-shaped body with a pale yellowish-orange throat and chin; back uniformly dark; scaleless skin has a smooth appearance; long ribbon-like anal fin is pinkish. Silvery-white flanks with 7–8 continuous dark horizontal stripes running from gill plate to tail; back is olive-gray to greenish; belly white; spiny and soft dorsal fins separate and dusky.

Habitat & Environment

السمة Electric Eel قاروس مقلم
نوع الماء Freshwater Freshwater & Saltwater
نطاق العمق 30-?m
النطاق الجغرافي Native to the Orinoco and Amazon river basins in Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and Brazil. Inhabits murky, oxygen-depleted floodplain pools, swamps, and slow-moving streams in lowland … Atlantic coast of North America from the St. Lawrence River south to the Gulf of Mexico. Anadromous; spawns in freshwater rivers like the Chesapeake Bay …
الموطن Estuaries Estuaries

معلومات الصيد

السمة Electric Eel قاروس مقلم
أسماك الصيد الرياضي لا نعم
تصنيف المقاومة 7/10
الرقم القياسي العالمي
مستوى الزئبق

Cuisine & Edibility

Electric Eel

Not consumed — an ornamental and scientific novelty species kept in specialized aquarium exhibits; edible in principle but extremely dangerous to handle due to powerful electric discharge.

قاروس مقلم

Sweet, tender white flesh with moderate fat and a clean ocean flavor. Highly regarded on the East Coast; superb roasted whole, grilled as fillets, or pan-seared with butter.

Species Overview

Electric Eel

Despite its name, the electric eel is not a true eel but a knifefish. It can generate electrical discharges of up to 860 volts to stun prey and defend itself. About 80% of its body is dedicated to three electric organs.

قاروس مقلم

The striped bass is an anadromous species native to the Atlantic coast of North America. It migrates seasonally along the coast and up rivers to spawn, providing exceptional fishing from surf, boat, and shore.

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