What is Electrophorus varii?
{{Speciesbox | image = Electrophorus varii in Gifu World Fresh Water Aquarium - 2.jpg | image_caption = ''Electrophorus varii'' found in Gifu World Fresh Water Aquarium. | image2 = Lateral view of Electrophorus varii.png | image2_caption = | taxon = Electrophorus varii | authority = [[Carlos David Canabarro Machado de Santana|de Santana]], [[Wolmar B. Wosiacki|Wosiacki]], [[William Gareth Richard Crampton|Crampton]], [[Mark Henry Sabaj Pérez|Sabaj]], [[Casey B. Dillman|Dillman]], [[Raimundo N. Mendes-Júnior|Mendes-Júnior]] and [[Natália Castro e Castro|Castro e Castro]], 2019 }} '''''Electrophorus varii''''', the '''Amazon conger''', is a species of [[electric eel]] found in [[South America]]. == Taxonomy == It was previously classified within ''[[Electric eel|Electrophorus electricus]]'' when that species was considered the only one in the genus ''[[Electrophorus]]'', but a 2019 analysis described it and ''[[Electrophorus voltai|E. voltai]]'' as distinct species based on both their deep genetic divergences and differences in the voltage produced by each species. It is also thought to be the most basal member of the three ''Electrophorus'' species, diverging during the late [[Miocene]]. [[Category:Gymnotiformes]] [[Category:Animals of South America]] {{biology-stub}}