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A fillet knife (also called a filleting knife) is a kitchen knife used for filleting. It gives good control and aids in filleting. It is a very flexible member of the boning knife family that is used to filet and prepare fish. Fillet knife blades are typically 15 to 28 cm (6 to 11 in) long. This allows them to move easily along the backbone and ...
Flail mower. A flail mower is a type of powered garden/agricultural equipment which is used to deal with heavier grass/scrub which a normal lawn mower could not cope with. Some smaller models are self-powered, but many are PTO driven implements, which can attach to the three-point hitches found on the rear of most tractors.
Type species. Gymnotus carapo. Linnaeus, 1758. Despite the name, the electric eel is a type of knifefish. The Gymnotiformes / dʒɪmˈnɒtɪfɔːrmiːz / are an order of teleost bony fishes commonly known as Neotropical knifefish or South American knifefish. They have long bodies and swim using undulations of their elongated anal fin.
Electric eel skeleton, with the long vertebral column at top, the row of bony rays below. Electric eels have long, stout bodies, being somewhat cylindrical at the front but more flattened towards the tail end. E. electricus can reach 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in length, and 20 kg (44 lb) in weight. The mouth is at the front of the snout, and opens upwards.
An electric carving knife or electric knife is an electrical kitchen device used for slicing foods. The device consists of two serrated blades that are clipped together. When the appliance is switched on, the blades continuously move lengthways to provide the sawing action. They were popular in the United Kingdom in the 1970s. [citation needed]
Binomial name. Eigenmannia virescens. ( Valenciennes, 1847) Synonyms. Stermarchus viriscens Valenciennes, 1847. Sternopygus lineatus Müller & Troschel, 1849. Sternopygus tumifrons Müller & Troschel, 1849. Eigenmannia virescens is a weakly electric freshwater fish found across South America. [1] It is marketed as an aquarium fish.
A. albifrons. Binomial name. Apteronotus albifrons. (Linnaeus, 1766) The black ghost knifefish (Apteronotus albifrons) is a tropical fish belonging to the ghost knifefish family (Apteronotidae). They originate in freshwater habitats in South America where they range from Venezuela to the Paraguay – Paraná River, including the Amazon Basin. [2]
Fly fishing is an angling technique that uses an ultra-lightweight lure called an artificial fly, which typically mimics small invertebrates such as flying and aquatic insects to attract and catch fish. Because the mass of the fly lure is insufficient to overcome air resistance, it cannot be launched far using conventional gears and techniques ...