Muraenoidei Explained

Muraenoidei is a suborder of mainly marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the order Anguilliformes, the eels. The eels in this suborder are distributed in the tropical and temperate seas around the world.

Families

The Muraenoidei contains the following three families:^[1]

• Family Heterenchelyidae Regan, 1912 (mud eels)
• Family Myrocongridae Gill, 1890 (myroconger eels)
• Family Muraenidae Rafinesque, 1815 (moray eels)
  • Subfamily Uropterygiinae Fowler, 1925 (tailfin moray eels)
  • Subfamily Muraeninae Rafinesque, 1815 (morays)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes Classification . 8 November 2024 . California Academy of Sciences.