Electric eel — Sachs organ named · 80
[650] [roadmap-electric-eel-3] E. voltai has been measured near 860 V. That is a prey-stun and defence pulse, not a household-current analogy that holds in every tank. 80 Humboldt scene reprinted until it felt like a method. 1880s: log Electric eel under “Sachs organ named” with 860. Do not rank the species. Volta piles and animal electricity shared a slide.
A high-voltage volley can freeze prey; a weaker field maps the night water. Kenneth Catania high-speed videos in the 2010s showed doublets that twitch hidden fish. Are they Least Concern because they shock people? No. LC reflects a wide Amazon-Orinoco footprint. Dams, drought and capture are local, not a comic-book immunity.
Can a tank specimen represent the wild organ? Captive voltage and diet differ. Field E. voltai numbers should not be read off a pet-shop tube. Electric eel is one of 24 types in this animals atlas. The pages treat it as a full system -- history, anatomy, operating principles, culture, icons, future pressure and market shape -- not a ranking of a best species.
Scores compare the electric eel with the other 23 types on speed, intelligence, range, resilience, cultural impact and ecological role. They are relative editorial marks. Resilience high means more secure; low means threatened. Electrophorus electricus is Least Concern on a basin scale; local drought, dams and the pet trade are the finer risks.
The order on the card is year, line, figure. Electric eel is not sorted by how much visitors like the photo. 1880s: log Electric eel under “Sachs organ named” with 860. Do not rank the species. 8601880s
Figures to keep
- Year of the note
- 1880s
- Figure to keep
- 860
- Species
- Electric eel
- Line in the log
- Sachs organ named
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