Anguilloidei

Anguilloidei
American eel, Anguilla rostrata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Suborder: Anguilloidei
Bleeker, 1859[1]
Families

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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:[2]

This suborder historically included several other families that have recently been moved to new suborders: Chlopsidae (false morays), Heterenchelyidae (mud eels), Muraenidae (moray eels), and Myrocongridae (thin eels).[3]

References

  1. ^ Thomas J. Near; Christine E. Thacker. "Phylogenetic Classification of Living and Fossil Ray-Finned Fishes (Actinopterygii)". Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History. 65 (1): 3–302. doi:10.3374/014.065.0101.
  2. ^ "Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes Classification". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  3. ^ 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.