Anguilloidei
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| Anguilloidei | |
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| American eel, Anguilla rostrata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Superorder: | Elopomorpha |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Suborder: | Anguilloidei |
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Anguillidae |
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The Anguilloidei are a sub-order of the order Anguilliformes (the eels) that contains 6 families:
- Anguillidae (freshwater eels)
- Chlopsidae (false morays)
- Heterenchelyidae
- Moringuidae (worm eels)
- Muraenidae (moray eels)
- Myrocongridae
[edit] References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Anguilliformes" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
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