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Descriptor English: Gymnotiformes
Descriptor Spanish: Gymnotiformes
Descriptor Gymnotiformes
Scope note: Orden de peces eléctricos neotropicales que se encuentran principalmente en aguas de América del Sur. Emiten continuamente descargas eléctricas débiles que utilizan para la localización de objetos y para la comunicación. Una especie muy popular, de interés científico, es la anguila eléctrica, ELECTROPHORUS electricus.
Descriptor Portuguese: Gimnotiformes
Descriptor French: Gymnotiformes
Entry term(s): Eigenmannia
Gymnotidae
Gymnotidés
Tree number(s): B01.050.150.900.493.378.430
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D023702
Scope note: An order of neotropical electric fish found chiefly in the waters of South America. They continually emit weak electric discharges, which they use in object location and communication. A most popular species of research interest is the electric eel, ELECTROPHORUS electricus.
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: 35550
Unique ID: D023702
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2002/01/01
Date of Entry: 2001/07/25
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Gymnotiformes - Preferred
Concept UI M0367256
Preferred term Gymnotiformes
Gymnotidae - Narrower
Concept UI M0007164
Preferred term Gymnotidae
Entry term(s) Gymnotidés
Eigenmannia - Narrower
Concept UI M0007162
Preferred term Eigenmannia



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