BreakingNews·190914 - 亚马逊发现世界上最带电的鳗鱼

Scientists have discovered a new species of electric eel that is truly shocking. In fact, it is the most shocking creature in the world. The new eel was discovered in the Amazon. It is capable of giving someone an electric shock that is nearly eight times stronger than the electricity found in the wall socket of an American home. The eel is 2.4 meters long, weighs 45kgs, and can discharge a shock of 860 volts. Appliances in American homes need just 110 volts of electricity. The eel has enough power to give a human a severe electric shock. It is possible the shock could kill a human. The scientists wrote in the journal Nature Communications that the eel is "the strongest living bio-electricity generator".

科学家们发现了一种真正令人震惊的电鳗新品种。事实上，它是世界上最令人震惊的生物。这条新鳗鱼是在亚马逊河流域发现的。它能够给人电击，电击强度几乎是美国家庭墙上插座的8倍。这条鳗鱼长2.4米，重45公斤，能发出860伏的电击。美国家庭的电器只需要110伏特的电。鳗鱼有足够的能量使人受到严重的电击。有可能是电击致死。科学家在《自然通讯》杂志上写道，鳗鱼是“最强大的生物发电机”。

Scientists have named the new eel Electrophorus voltai. The team of researchers actually found two new species of electric eel, but Electrophorus voltai is grabbing the headlines because of its electrical power. Up until the two recent discoveries, scientists believed there was only one electric eel in existence. Lead researcher Dr David de Santana said he would not be surprised to find more new species. He wrote: "If you can discover a new 2.4m-long fish after 250 years of exploration, can you imagine what remains to be discovered in that region?" He added: "The discovery...in Amazonia, one of the planet's biodiversity hot spots, is suggestive of the vast amount of species that remain to be discovered in nature."

科学家们给这种新的鳗鱼命名为沃尔特电鳗。研究小组实际上发现了两种新的电鳗物种，但由于电鳗的电能，它正成为头条新闻。直到最近的两项发现，科学家们相信只有一条电鳗存在。首席研究员戴维德桑塔纳博士说，他不会惊讶于发现更多的新物种。他写道：“如果经过250年的勘探，你能发现一条长2.4米的新型鱼，能想象在那一地区还有什么有待发现的吗?”他补充道：“在亚马逊河流域的发现……是地球生物多样性的热点之一，这暗示了自然界中仍有大量物种有待发现。”