Anguilloidei Explained

Anguilloidei is a suborder of ray-finned fishes belonging to the order Anguilliformes, the eels.

Families

The Anguilloidei contains the following families:^[1]

• 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)

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).^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes Classification . 8 November 2024 . California Academy of Sciences.
2. Book: Nelson. Joseph S.. Grande. Terry C.. Wilson. Mark V. H.. 2016. Fishes of the World. 5th. 151-153. John Wiley & Sons. 9781118342336.