Anguilloidei

Suborder of fishes

Anguilloidei
American eel, Anguilla rostrata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Suborder: Anguilloidei
Families
Anguillidae
Serrivomeridae
Nemichthyidae

The Anguilloidei are a suborder of the order Anguilliformes (the eels) containing three families:[1]

  • Anguillidae (freshwater eels)
  • Serrivomeridae (sawtooth eels)
  • Nemichthyidae (snipe eels)

This suborder traditionally included several other families that have recently been moved to new suborders: Chlopsidae (false morays), Heterenchelyidae (mud eels), Moringuidae (worm eels), Muraenidae (moray eels), and Myrocongridae (thin eels).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Nelson, Joseph S.; Grande, Terry C.; Wilson, Mark V. H. (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). John Wiley & Sons. pp. 151–153. ISBN 9781118342336.
  • Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Anguilliformes" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
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Families by suborder
Protanguilloidei
Synaphobranchoidei
  • Synaphobranchidae (Cutthroat eels)
Muraenoidei
  • Heterenchelyidae (Mud eels)
  • Myrocongridae (Thin eels)
  • Muraenidae (Moray eels)
Chlopsoidei
  • Chlopsidae (False morays)
Congroidei
  • Congridae (Congers)
  • Derichthyidae (Longneck eels)
  • Muraenesocidae (Pike congers)
  • Nettastomatidae (Duckbill eels)
  • Ophichthidae (Snake eels)
Moringuoidei
  • Moringuidae (Spaghetti eels)
Saccopharyngoidei
  • Eurypharyngidae (Pelican eels)
  • Saccopharyngidae (Gulper eels)
  • Monognathidae (Onejaws)
  • Cyematidae (Bobtail snipe eels)
Anguilloidei
  • Anguillidae (Freshwater eels)
  • Nemichthyidae (Snipe eels)
  • Serrivomeridae (Sawtooth eels)
European conger eel
As food
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Taxon identifiers
Anguilloidei


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