Anguilliformes

E45985
order of fishes taxonomic rank

Anguilliformes is an order of elongated, snake-like ray-finned fishes commonly known as eels, found in marine and freshwater environments worldwide.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Colocongridae 1
Muraenidae 1
Synaphobranchidae 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf order of fishes ⓘ
taxonomic rank ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName eels ⓘ
contains American eel ⓘ
European eel ⓘ
conger eels ⓘ
garden eels ⓘ
moray eels ⓘ
spaghetti eels ⓘ
diet carnivorous ⓘ
distribution worldwide ⓘ
ecologicalRole predators in benthic and reef ecosystems ⓘ
habitat freshwater ⓘ
marine waters ⓘ
hasBodyShape elongated ⓘ
snake-like ⓘ
hasCharacteristic continuous dorsal caudal and anal fins ⓘ
elongated anal fin ⓘ
elongated dorsal fin ⓘ
lack pelvic fins ⓘ
many species are nocturnal ⓘ
no gill rakers ⓘ
posteriorly placed gill openings ⓘ
reduced or absent scales ⓘ
hasFinType ray-finned ⓘ
includes Anguillidae ⓘ
Chlopsidae ⓘ
Anguilliformes self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Colocongridae

Congridae ⓘ
Cyematidae ⓘ
Derichthyidae ⓘ
Heterenchelyidae ⓘ
Heterocongridae ⓘ
Moringuidae ⓘ
Muraenesocidae ⓘ
Anguilliformes self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Muraenidae

Myrocongridae ⓘ
Nemichthyidae ⓘ
Nettastomatidae ⓘ
Ophichthidae ⓘ
Ptychochetidae ⓘ
Serrivomeridae ⓘ
Anguilliformes self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Synaphobranchidae

Xenocongridae ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
larvalForm leptocephalus ⓘ
notableBehavior many species hide in crevices or burrow in sediment ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction many species have leptocephalus larvae ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Anguilliformes → includes → Anguilliformes self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Muraenidae
Anguilliformes → includes → Anguilliformes self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Synaphobranchidae
Anguilliformes → includes → Anguilliformes self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Colocongridae
Actinopterygii → includesOrder → Anguilliformes ⓘ