Anguilloidei

Anguilloidei
American eel, Anguilla rostrata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Superorder:	Elopomorpha
Order:	Anguilliformes
Suborder:	Anguilloidei
Families
Anguillidae Chlopsidae Heterenchelyidae Moringuidae Muraenidae Myrocongridae

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

References

• Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Anguilliformes" in FishBase. January 2006 version.

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