DeCS

Descriptor English:

Electrophorus

Descriptor Spanish:

Electrophorus

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	Electrophorus
Entry term(s)	anguila eléctrica electróforos
Scope note:	Género de peces de la familia GYMNOTIFORMES, capaces de producir un shock eléctrico que inmoviliza a los peces y otras presas. La especie Electrophorus electricus también es conocida como anguila eléctrica, aunque no es una verdadera anguila.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Electrophorus

Descriptor French:

Electrophorus

Entry term(s):

Anguille électrique
Electrophorus electricus

Tree number(s):

B01.050.150.900.493.378.430.250

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004593

Scope note:

A genus of fish, in the family GYMNOTIFORMES, capable of producing an electric shock that immobilizes fish and other prey. The species Electrophorus electricus is also known as the electric eel, though it is not a true eel.

Annotation:

do not confuse entry term EEL, ELECTRIC with ELECTRIC FISH

Allowable Qualifiers:

AB malformations
AH anatomie et histologie
BL sang
CF liquide cérébrospinal
CL classification
EM embryologie
GD croissance et développement
GE génétique
IM immunologie
IN traumatismes
ME métabolisme
MI microbiologie
PH physiologie
PS parasitologie
SU chirurgie
UR urine
VI virologie

DeCS ID:

22435

Unique ID:

D004593

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Date Established:

1974/01/01

Date of Entry:

1999/01/01

Revision Date:

2009/07/06