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ON a recent expedition to the N.W. district of British Guiana, I was able to secure a specimen of the electric eel, which I believe to be the largest on record. The fish measured 7 feet 2 inches in length. It was caught with hook and line in a very shallow and unfrequented branch of the Waini River. The skin is now in the local museum.
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QUELCH, J. The Electric Eel. Nature 55, 508 (1897). https://doi.org/10.1038/055508f0
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