Anguilloidei

The Anguilloidei are a suborder of the order Anguilliformes (the eels) containing three families:^[1]

• Anguillidae (freshwater eels)
• Serrivomeridae (sawtooth eels)
• Nemichthyidae (snipe eels)

Anguilloidei
American eel, Anguilla rostrata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Suborder:	Anguilloidei
Families
Anguillidae Serrivomeridae Nemichthyidae

This suborder used to include several other families that have recently been moved to new suborders:^[1]

• Chlopsidae (false morays)
• Heterenchelyidae (mud eels)
• Moringuidae (worm eels)
• Muraenidae (moray eels)
• Myrocongridae (thin eels)