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Eels

Eels are elongated fishes that can range in length from 2 inches to 12 feet. Questions about these predators can be asked here.

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Why are electric eels invertebrates?

Electric eel larvae have a forked tail similar to true fishes (all eels have a leptocephalus or leaf-shaped larvae with a classical unforked eel-like tail) An electric eel is a "knifefish" or Gymnotiformes. They are more closely related to catfish.

How does the gulper eel contribute to it's environment?

it eats deadly fish like sea ananimie no wait just found out from a freind who is a scientist that it is false

How many egg eel can lay egg each time?

In one hatching a female can lay 10-20 million eggs. This is an extremely large amount and you might be wondering how they are becoming endangered if so many eggs are laid. Many eels do not end up hatching, do not survive the long, hard journey to freshwater, get eaten by predators, die of starvation, die of habitat loss or die from being fished. This creature is truly amazing and unique in many different ways, so we should do our best to keep it from extinction.

Can an electric eel kill a shark?

A squid can kill a shark. Depending upon the size of the squid, and the size of the shark, the squid can also eat the shark.

What kind of animal is an eel?

Common Eels are found in freshwater (although they are born in the sea and return there to bred) and have the latin name Anguila anguila. Other types of eel, which spend all of their lives in the seas or oceans are Moray Eels and Conger Eels.

What eats swamp eel?

it is born female but some can change to males

it can withstand piosons

its an invasive species to the U.S

it grows 3 - 4 feet long

weighs up to 1 pound

How strong is an electric eel's shock?

An average sized electric eel (Electrophorous electricus) can discharge 450 volts at about 1 ampere. Dicharges of 650 volts have been recorded.

What is the symbiosis relationship between moray eels and cleaner shrimp?

According to a rumourus fact, it suggests that cleaner shrimp clean the teeth of eeks. Though this may be mistaken and false

How long do Moray Eels live?

Giant moray eels can be as much as 4 metres in length

How do eletric eels shock?

The electric eel can produce a jolt of electricity in a similar manner to how a human can cause an electromyleograph to record a signal except the eel's muscles are arranged in segments that function as photovoltaic cells in series. They can produce 600 volts of current. See links.

Is a tortoise a endothermic or ectothermic?

No. Turtles are ectothermic, which is commonly referred to as 'cold-blooded'. Turtles are reptiles, and all reptiles are ectothermic, as are fish and amphibians. Their body temperature is dependent on external environmental conditions.

Do sea urchins eat moray eels?

herring , mackreal and other bait fish

How eels hunt?

eels teem up with yellow, carnivore, fishies to catch their prey. LIKE CORNERING OR TRAPPING THEM.I don't know the fishies name. That's whta I'm trying to find out. Do you know?

What is a group of eels called?

A group of eels has a few possible names. It can be called a swarm, cell, pipe, or an array. Which is odd since, true eels are a form of fish, but they are never considered a school.

What domain do electric eels belong to?

Electric eels are classed as fish, and all fish belong to the taxonomic domain of Eukarya, members of which are characterised by having cells with nuclei. Eukarya covers all organisms in the Kingdom Animalia, as well as the Kingdoms Plantae, Fungi and Protista.

What kind of behavior does a gulper eel have?

Dont ask me you are the smart one ask someone else like Albert Einstien now that is what you call smart-HATER GIRL

How many species of Moray eel are there?

There are over 200 different subspecies of moray eel.

What is the adaptation of a eel fish?

The eels main adaptation is its intelligence. Some science types have postulated that with the correct training eels could be taught to find drowned people or even sunken submarines, boats and treasure.

How many volts electrical can electrical eels?

The electric eel frequently emits low voltage pulses for navigational purposes and to communicate. When using it in defense or when hunting they are capable of shocks of up to 600v.

Where do giant moray eels live?

The giant moray eel (Gymnothorax javanicus), the largest of the moray eel species, is found in numerous places around the world. Giant moray eels are found in tropical and temperate seas across the Indo-Pacific region, from the Red Sea and East Africa, to the Pitcairn group, north to the Ryukyu and Hawaiian islands, and south to Polynesia. They are more likely to be found in shallower waters such as lagoons, reefs and estuarine areas, although there is little to suggest they do not inhabit deeper waters. They are found in tropical and temperate seas.

Is butterfish a vertebrate?

Butterfly fish are fish, not butterflies, and all species of fish are vertebrates. They have a spine and spinal cord, and an internal skeleton. They belong to the Phylum Chordata.

Mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians are all vertebrates.

Can you eat a moray eel?

The moray Eel eats mostly mosses and bacteria just like the chipped-shark, they are bod em feeders at the bottom of the ocean. It also likes to eat shrimp, bactiria, and other more small crasher's. They usually eat slower fish and shrimp because they have bad eye sight well the moray eats fish octopus crabs and shrimp, but its favorite meal is the octopus, a big juicy one. the octopus ties itself in a knot, but it doesn't help, the moray pulls the suckers from its skin. Eventually the moray wins and eats the tentacles and the octopus is gradually eaten alive.

Do eels bite?

Moray eels' heads are too narrow to create the negative pressure that most fish use to swallow prey. Quite possibly because of this, they have a second set of jaws in their throat called pharyngeal jaws, which also possess teeth. When feeding, morays launch these jaws into the mouth, where they grasp prey and transport it into the throat and digestive system. Moray eels are the only animal that uses pharyngeal jaws to actively capture and restrain prey. Larger morays are capable of seriously wounding humans.

How does eels comunicate?

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