TAXONOMY ATLAS · LEVEL 03
True Eels
Anguilliformes- Families
- 21
- Species
- 1,077
01
FAMILY
Ophichthidae
Ophichthidae- Genera
- 63
- Species
- 369
Representatives：
key worm eel、
tusky eel、
Snaggle-toothed snake-eel
02
FAMILY
Congridae
Congridae- Genera
- 30
- Species
- 231
Representatives：
Acromycter alcocki、
Atlantic Blackmouth Conger、
Confusing Blackmouth Conger
03
FAMILY
Muraenidae
Muraenidae- Genera
- 17
- Species
- 226
Representatives：
Allardice's moray、
Canton Island moray、
hardtail moray
04
FAMILY
Synaphobranchidae
Synaphobranchidae- Genera
- 13
- Species
- 54
Representatives：
Atractodenchelys robinsorum、
basketwork eel、
Pale cutthroat eel
05
FAMILY
Nettastomatidae
Nettastomatidae- Genera
- 7
- Species
- 47
Representatives：
dogface witch eel、
Dogface witch-eel、
Facciola's sorcerer
06
FAMILY
Chlopsidae
Chlopsidae- Genera
- 8
- Species
- 25
Representatives：
Long-toothed false moray、
stripesnout false moray、
Bicolor false moray
07
FAMILY
Anguillidae
Anguillidae- Genera
- 1
- Species
- 19
Representatives：
European eel、
Short-finned eel、
Indian mottled eel
08
FAMILY
Monognathidae
Monognathidae- Genera
- 1
- Species
- 15
Representatives：
Atlantic Glandular Onejaw、
Monognathus rajui、
Paddletail Onejaw
09
FAMILY
Moringuidae
Moringuidae- Genera
- 2
- Species
- 15
Representatives：
Short worm eel、
Bicolor spaghetti eel、
spaghetti eel
10
FAMILY
Muraenesocidae
Muraenesocidae- Genera
- 6
- Species
- 15
Representatives：
Yellow pike conger、
Indian pike conger、
conehead eel
11
FAMILY
Colocongridae
Colocongridae- Genera
- 1
- Species
- 11
Representatives：
Coloconger cadenati、
Coloconger japonicus、
Caudal-spot short-tail eel
12
FAMILY
Saccopharyngidae
Saccopharyngidae- Genera
- 1
- Species
- 10
Representatives：
Gulper eel、
Whiptail Gulper、
Whiptail gulper
13
FAMILY
Serrivomeridae
Serrivomeridae- Genera
- 2
- Species
- 10
Representatives：
stout sawpalate、
Garman's Sawpalate、
short-tooth sawpalate
14
FAMILY
Nemichthyidae
Nemichthyidae- Genera
- 3
- Species
- 9
Representatives：
Southern fintail snipe eel、
snipe、
Yano's snipe eel
15
FAMILY
Heterenchelyidae
Heterenchelyidae- Genera
- 2
- Species
- 8
Representatives：
Fowler's Mud Eel、
Pacific mud eel、
Longtailed shortfaced eel
16
FAMILY
Myrocongridae
Myrocongridae- Genera
- 1
- Species
- 6
Representatives：
Red eel、
Myroconger gracilis、
Orange eel
17
FAMILY
Derichthyidae
Derichthyidae- Genera
- 2
- Species
- 3
Representatives：
neckeel、
spoonbill eel、
Dana duckbill eel
18
FAMILY
Cyematidae
Cyematidae- Genera
- 1
- Species
- 1
Representatives：
bobtail Eel
19
FAMILY
Eurypharyngidae
Eurypharyngidae- Genera
- 1
- Species
- 1
Representatives：
gulper eel
20
FAMILY
Neocyematidae
Neocyematidae- Genera
- 1
- Species
- 1
Representatives：
Bobtail snipe eel
21
FAMILY
Protanguillidae
Protanguillidae- Genera
- 1
- Species
- 1
Representatives：
Palauan primitive cave eel