Electrocytes

Electrocytes are modified cells present in electric eels, rays, and other saltwater fish that allow them to generate an electric field, used to deter prey and disable predators. The organs that electrocytes make up resemble a biological battery, operating under the same principles as "ordinary" batteries.

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