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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 February 2025. Species of fish American eel Conservation status Endangered (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Anguilliformes Family: Anguillidae Genus: Anguilla Species: A. rostrata Binomial name Anguilla rostrata ...
When the species now defined as Electrophorus electricus was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1766, based on early field research by Europeans in South America and specimens sent back to Europe for study, [3] [4] [5] he used the name Gymnotus electricus, placing it in the same genus as Gymnotus carapo (the banded knifefish).