- The electric eel of South America
kills its prey with a shock of 600 volts - more than enough to
knock out a horse.
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- The migration and reproduction of
freshwater eels remained a mystery until the 20th century, when
their spawning beds were discovered in the Sargasso Sea between
Bermuda and Puerto Rico.
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- Elongated, snake-like fish of the eel
order, comprising nearly 600 diverse species grouped into about
22 families.
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- Most eels have no scales and are protected
by a layer of slippery mucus.
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- Most species of eel are less than 1
m (3 ft) long.
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- Eels inhabit shallow coastal
waters throughout the world.
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