Electrophorus voltai, a newly discovered species of electric eel, pictured swimming in the Xingu River, a southern tributary of the Amazon. L. Sousa Electric eels are hard to miss. They’re eight feet ...
Electric eels are something else. Snake-like fish, long and cylindrical, glide silently through murky, slow-moving waters. They can deliver a shock that’ll make you jump, freeze, or even stumble.