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Are eels classified as fish

Updated: 10/6/2023
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Yes Seahorses and Eels are fish. Seahorses belong to the class of Actinopterygii, or Ray Finned Fish. Eels, there are dozens upon dozens of fish that get called "Eel", from Moray Eels to Electric Eels to Spiny Eels. They are all fish.

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an eel is called the (water snake)because it looks like a snake slithers in the water like one and lives in the water.BUT BE CAREFUL OF IT"S ELECTRIC BODY!

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Eels are considered a fish because they spend most, if not all of their lives under water, and they have a skeleton.

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Eels are long like snakes that will sting you (electrify) fish will bite you should know what fish look like they don't have a stinger thing on the end of them eels do though

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yes, eels are just really long fish.

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