Electrophorus electricus

Japanese: Electrophorus electricus(英語表記)Electrophoruselectricus
Electrophorus electricus

...In the wild, they hide in the mud on the ocean floor, and when prey animals approach, they ambush them, subduing them and paralyzing them with an electric shock. In the electric eel, Electrophorus electricus (illustration), there are 6,000 to 10,000 electric columns made up of electric plates, 60 on each side along the body axis. These electric organs take up 40% of the fish's body volume, and generate the strongest electromotive force of 500 to 800 V in the living world. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Electrophorus electricus" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…天然では,海底の泥に潜み,餌動物が近づくと不意打ちして押さえ込み,同時に電気ショックで麻痺させる。デンキウナギElectrophorus electricus(英名electric eel)(イラスト)では6000~1万個の電気板からなる電気柱が,体軸の方向に左右60ずつ並ぶ。この発電器官は,容積が魚体の4割を占め,生物界ではもっとも強い500~800Vの起電力を有する。…

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