The Anguilloidei are a suborder of the order
Anguilliformes
Eels are ray-finned fish belonging to the order Anguilliformes (), which consists of eight suborders, 19 families, 111 genera, and about 800 species. Eels undergo considerable development from the early larval stage to the eventual adult sta ...
(the eels) containing three families:
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Anguillidae (freshwater eels)
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Serrivomeridae (sawtooth eels)
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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).
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References
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Eels
Ray-finned fish suborders
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