Electric eel
Electrophorus electricus
Not Kosher
Description
Electrophorus electricus is the best-known species of electric eel. It is a South American electric fish.
Electric eel isn't a food fish.
The electric eel lives on muddy river bottoms and in swamps in northern South America, favoring deep shade. It can gulp air to survive in low-oxygen water.
Also known as
- Poraquu00ea
- Poraque
Electric eel in foreign languages
| Scientific | Electrophorus electricus |
| Hebrew | צלופח חשמלי |
| Arabic | أنقليس رعاد |
| Spanish | Anguila |
| Portuguese | Poraquê |
| French | Anguille électrique |
| German | Zitteraal |
| Russian | Электрический угорь |
| Turkish | Elektrikli yılan balığı |
| Chinese | 電鰻 |
| Japanese | デンキウナギ |
| Korean | 전기뱀장어 |
| Vietnamese | Cá chình điện |
| Thai | ปลาไหลไฟฟ้า |
| Indonesian | Belut listrik biasa |
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Warnings & Kosher Issues
- It has smooth, scaleless skin, so it is not kosher.
- Despite the name it's a South American knifefish, not a true eel, and it's more closely related to catfish.
- It can deliver shocks of 600 volts or more, strong enough to drive off large animals.