Anguilloidei
Sign in to saveAnguilloidei is a suborder of ray-finned fishes belonging to the order Anguilliformes, the eels.
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Anguilloidei is a suborder of ray-finned fishes belonging to the order Anguilliformes, the eels.
==Families== The Anguilloidei contains the following families: Moringuidae Gill, 1885 (spaghetti eels) Anguillidae Rafinesque, 1810 (freshwater eels) Nemichthyidae Kaup. 1859 (snipe eels or threadtail snipe eels) Serrivomeridae Trewavas, 1932 (sawtooth eels) Cyematidae Regan, 1912 (bobtail eels) Monognathidae Trewavas, 1937 (onejaw gulpers) Neocyematidae Poulsen, M. J. Miller, Sado, Hanel, Tsukamoto & Miya, 2018 (orange bobtail eels) Eurypharyngidae Gill, 1883 (gulper eels or pelican eels) Saccopharyngidae Bleeker, 1859 (swallower eels or whiptail gulpers)
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