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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It looks like other eels don't necessarily follow the mostly tail body plan of electric eels; morays seem to be less than 50% tail by length

[–] somebodysomewhere 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

that would be because electric eels are fish, not eels.

On my phone but see phylogeny https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_eel

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

This order is more closely related to catfish.

Catfished again!