Anguilloidei
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The Anguilloidei are a suborder of the order Anguilliformes (the eels) containing three families:[1]
- Anguillidae (freshwater eels)
- Serrivomeridae (sawtooth eels)
- Nemichthyidae (snipe eels)
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American eel, Anguilla rostrata | |
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This suborder used to have included several other families that have recently been moved to new suborders: Chlopsidae (false morays), Heterenchelyidae (mud eels), Moringuidae (worm eels), Muraenidae (moray eels), and Myrocongridae (thin eels).[1]