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They live in the fresh water of the Amazon and the Orinoco Basin in South America.
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What lives in both salt and fresh water?
salmon and some kinds of eels
Where do electric eels sleep?
Electric eels sleep in the water that they are living in. These eels will typically sleep in dark underwater coves.
Do Electric Eels live in the Atlantic Ocean?
yes No! The live in the Amazon River or Orinoco River, in fresh water. Electric Eels will not be found in salt waters, due to the salt having a protonic effect on the eel's charge causing it to naturally short-circuit. Since electric eels do not have fuses or circuit breakers, this will damage the eel.
Where do electric eels reside?
Electric eels live in fresh waters of the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers, the basins in South America, in river floodplains, swamps, creeks and coastal plains. They often live on muddy bottoms in calm water and in stagnant rivers.
What eat electric eels?
No water animals eats the electric eels since electric eels have very powerful shocks that can paralyze or hurt anything that gets its way. Humans have been known to eat electric eels on very rare occasions.
What to electric eels eat?
do not dirty the water
Where does an electric catfish live?
No, although both electric eels and catfish are ray-finned fishes, electric eels are the only members of the genus Electrophorus. There are electric catfish, but they are not closely related to electric eels and their electric shock only reaches an intensity of 35o volts versus the electric eels' intensity of 6oo volts.
Eels live in which water type?
eels live in salty water they can't live in normal water because they can't get their electric shocks on
What is the difference between electric eels and moray eels?
electric eels have an electric current that shocks thing Moray eels dont
Do electric eels have fins?
Yes.Electric eels do have fin.Their fins help them move about through water (swim).
How does an electric eel eat birds?
Electric eels attack the birds that swim in water.
Where do fresh water eels live?
There are many different kinds of freshwater eels, and they are from many different parts of the world.
