Electric Eel vs Smallmouth Bass

Electrophorus electricus との比較 Micropterus dolomieu

Taxonomy & Classification

属性	Electric Eel	Smallmouth Bass
学名	Electrophorus electricus	Micropterus dolomieu
目	Gymnotiformes	Centrarchiformes
科	Gymnotidae	Centrarchidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern

Physical Traits

属性	Electric Eel	Smallmouth Bass
最大体長	250.0 cm	69.0 cm
最大体重	20.0 kg	5.4 kg
体色	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.	Bronze-green to golden-brown body with 13–15 irregular dark brown vertical bars or blotches on the flanks; red-orange eyes; belly pale cream; dark brown radiating lines from eye to snout.

Habitat & Environment

属性	Electric Eel	Smallmouth Bass
水質タイプ	Freshwater	Freshwater
生息水深	—	1-7m
分布域	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 …	Native to the St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes drainage south through the Ohio River system and upper Mississippi basin. Prefers clear, cool, rocky streams …
生息地	Estuaries	Clear, cool rivers and streams of eastern North America from the Great Lakes to Tennessee. Prefers rocky and gravelly substrate in moderate to fast current. …

釣り情報

属性	Electric Eel	Smallmouth Bass
ゲームフィッシュ	いいえ	はい
ファイト評価	—	8/10
世界記録	—	—
水銀含有量	—	—

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.

Smallmouth Bass

Clean, white, mildly flavored flesh with low fat; considered slightly firmer and more flavorful than largemouth bass. Excellent pan-fried or baked; a respected table fish in the Great Lakes region.

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.

Smallmouth Bass

The smallmouth bass is widely considered the best-fighting freshwater fish pound-for-pound. Found in clear, rocky streams and lakes, it is more athletic and acrobatic than its larger cousin, the largemouth bass.