Anguilliformes

Conger cinereus

Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Elopocephalai
Supercohors: Elopocephala
Cohors/Superordo: Elopomorpha
Ordo: Anguilliformes
Subordines (4): Anguilloidei - Congroidei - Nemichthyoidei - Synaphobranchoidei
Familia incertae sedis: Protanguillidae
Genera incertae sedis: †Protoanguilla

References

• Forey, P., D. Littlewood, P. Ritchie and A. Meyer, 1996: Interrelationships of Elopomorph fishes. p. 175-192. In M. Stiassny, L. Parenti and G. Johnson (eds.) Interrelationships of fishes. Academic Press, New York. 496 p.
• Santini, F., Kong, X., Sorenson, L., Carnevale, G., Mehta, R. S. & Alfaro, M. E.; (in press): A multi-locus molecular timescale for the origin and diversification of eel-like fishes (Order: Anguilliformes). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Available online 2 July 2013. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2013.06.016

Additional references

• Ho, H-C., Smith, D.G., McCosker, J.E. & Holleman, W. 2015. Systematics and biodiversity of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) of Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060(1): 1–189. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.1. Full article (PDF) ISBN 978-177557-857-4 (paperback); ISBN 978-1-77557-858-1 (Online edition) Reference page. 
• Ho, H-C., McCosker, J.E., Smith, D.G. & Shao, K-T. 2015. Introduction to the systematics and biodiversity of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) of Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060(1): 5–18. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.3 Preview (PDF). Full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Ho, H-C., Smith, D.G., McCosker, J.E., Hibino, Y., Loh, K-H., Tighe, K.A. & Shao, K-T. 2015. Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060(1): 140–189. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16 Preview (PDF). Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

Ho, H-C., Holleman, W., Hilton, E.J., Smith, D.G. & McCosker, J.E. (eds.), Systematics and biodiversity of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) of Taiwan (II).  Zootaxa, 4454(1): 1–237. Reference page. 

• Ho, H-C., Smith, D.G., Tighe, K.A., Hibino, Y. & McCosker, J.E. 2018. Checklist of eels of Taiwan (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes): An update. Pp 5–17 IN Ho, H-C., Holleman, W., Hilton, E.J., Smith, D.G. & McCosker, J.E. (eds.), Systematics and biodiversity of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) of Taiwan (II). Zootaxa, 4454(1): 1–237. Reference page. . Zootaxa 4454(1): 5–17. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4454.1.3 PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Anguilliformes in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Aalartige, Aalfische
English: Eels and morays
eesti: Angerjalised
italiano: Anguilliformi
日本語: ウナギ目
Nederlands: Palingachtigen
polski: Węgorzokształtne
русский: угреобразные
svenska: Ålartade fiskar
ไทย: ปลาไหล
中文: 鳗鲡目

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