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The diet composition of the electric eel Electrophorus voltai was studied in specimens collected from the River Jari, state of Amapá, eastern Amazon region, Brazil. Analysis on the contents of their stomachs revealed that fish were the most frequent prey item, especially Megalechis thoracata, while the least frequent intakes were arthropods and plant material. This is the first stomach content analysis on E. voltai and it corroborates that electric eel species are piscivorous.Background Serum biochemistry and ultrasonography can be u