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Electric eel. Like other members of the South American knifefish family, the electric eel relies on electrolocation to navigate in find food in murky water. However, its electric organs are more powerful than its relatives, allowing it to produce sufficiently high voltage pulses to stun predators and prey, Electrophorus electricus
Rainbow scorpionfish, juvenile, Scorpaenodes xyris, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)
Rainbow scorpionfish, juvenile, Scorpaenodes xyris, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)
Flathead scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis oxycephala, Egyptian Red Sea
Flathead scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis oxycephala, Egyptian Red Sea
Flathead scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis oxycephala, Egyptian Red Sea
Flathead scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis oxycephala, Egyptian Red Sea
Flathead scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis oxycephala, Egyptian Red Sea
Flathead scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis oxycephala, Egyptian Red Sea
Unidentified scorpionfish, Scorpaenpsis
Electric catfish, native to Africa, Malapterurus electricus