Anguilloidei
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The Anguilloidei are a sub-order of the order Anguilliformes (the eels) that contains 6 families:
- AnguillidaeAnguillidaeAnguillidae is a family of fishes that contains the freshwater eels. There are 19 species/subspecies in this family, all in genus Anguilla. They are catadromous, meaning they spend their lives in freshwater rivers, lakes, or estuaries and return to the ocean to spawn...
(freshwater eels) - ChlopsidaeChlopsidaeThe Chlopsidae, or false morays, are a family of eels found in coral reefs worldwide. As their name suggests, they somewhat resemble moray eels in appearance...
(false morays) - HeterenchelyidaeHeterenchelyidaeThe Heterenchelyidae or Mud eels are a small family of eels native to the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and eastern Pacific.Heterenchelyids are bottom-dwelling fish adapted to burrowing into soft mud. They have large mouths and no pectoral fins, and range from to in length. There are currently eight...
- MoringuidaeMoringuidaeThe Moringuidae is a small family of eels. They are commonly known as spaghetti eels or worm eels, although the latter name is also shared with other families of eel.Moringuid eels are found in shallow tropical waters worldwide...
(worm eels) - Muraenidae (moray eelMoray eelMoray eels are cosmopolitan eels of the family Muraenidae. The approximately 200 species in 15 genera are almost exclusively marine, but several species are regularly seen in brackish water and a few, for example the freshwater moray can sometimes be found in freshwater...
s) - MyrocongridaeMyrocongridaeThe Myrocongridae or Thin eels are a small family of eels consisting of a single genus, Myroconger. Very little is known about the group....