Prof. Carl Hopkins researches Mormyrid fish, which are known as weakly electric fish because they produce small electric currents and use electric fields for communication and location purposes. His ...

Some electric fish in Africa have different communication patterns and won't mate with each other, although their DNA is the same, find Cornell scientists. They think the fish are living examples of a ...

When you hear the term ‘electric fish,’ the first thing that probably comes to mind is the infamous electric eel. It’s an aquatic animal capable of stunning nearby threats with a powerful electric ...

Scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have found how the electric fish evolved its jolt which can be several times more powerful than standard household current. Scientists, including one of ...

Regulatory molecules involved in the pathways that electric fish have used to convert a simple muscle into an organ capable of generating a potent electrical field has been identified. Regulatory ...

Shocking secret Electric fish can unleash a wicked jolt, now scientists have used genetic studies to unravel how this remarkable ability evolved six times in the history of life. A team of US ...