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Freshwater Eels

Anguillidae

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Anguillidae
Family recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Catalogue of Life in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Anguillidae
Family recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia RO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, wikipedia TR, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, wikipedia ID, wikipedia EU, wikipedia CY, wikipedia AZ, wikipedia AF, wikipedia LT, wikipedia ET, wikipedia hr Croatian, wikipedia DA, wikipedia SK, wikipedia NN, wikipedia LV, wikipedia IS, wikipedia SL, NCBI, wikipedia EO, Biopix Nature Photos, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia emerging_languages, wikipedia gl Galician, GBIF classification, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Paleobiology Database, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, iNaturalist data coverage, Wikipedia (inferred records), GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, GGBN data coverage, wikipedia BR, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Anguillidae
Recognized by Arctic Freshwater Fishes, Eswatini Species List, Egypt Species List, AnAge articles, Algeria Species List, Austria Species List, Australia Species List, Belize Species List, Bermuda Species List, Belgium Species List, Bosnia and Herzegovina Species List, Botswana Species List, Cambodia Species List, Canada Species List, Cayman Islands Species List, China Species List, Colombia Species List, Costa Rica Species List, Croatia Species List, Cyprus Species List, Czech Republic Species List, Denmark Species List, Ethiopia Species List, Federated States of Micronesia Species List, Fiji Species List, Finland Species List, France Species List, French Polynesia Species List, Germany Species List, Greece Species List, Guam Species List, Guatemala Species List, Haiti Species List, Honduras Species List, Hong Kong Species List, Hungary Species List, Iceland Species List, India Species List, Ireland Species List, Isle of Man Species List, Israel Species List, Italy Species List, Jamaica Species List, Kenya Species List, Luxembourg Species List, Macedonia Species List, Madagascar Species List, Malawi Species List, Malaysia Species List, Mariana Islands Species List, Marshall Islands Species List, Mauritius Species List, Mayotte Species List, Montenegro Species List, Morocco Species List, Myanmar Species List, Nepal Species List, New Zealand Species List, North Korean Species List, Norway Species List, Palau Species List, Palestine Species List, Panama Species List, Papua New Guinea Species List, Philippines Species List, Poland Species List, Portugal Species List, Puerto Rico Species List, Reunion Species List, Romania Species List, Russia Species List, Samoa Species List, Seychelles Species List, Slovakia Species List, Slovenia Species List, South Korea Species List, South Africa Species List, Spain Species List, Sweden Species List, Switzerland Species List, Taiwan Species List, Tanzania Species List, The Bahamas Species List, The Netherlands Species List, Timor Leste Species List, Sri Lanka Species List, Tunisia Species List, Turkey Species List, United Kingdom Species List, Vanuatu Species List, Zimbabwe Species List, Japan Species List, Cuba Species List, English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa, Indonesia Species List, Mexico Species List, Alboran Sea Species List, Andaman Sea Species List, Arabian Sea Species List, Arafura Sea Species List, Balearic Sea Species List, Bali Sea Species List, Banda Sea Species List, Barents Sea Species List, Bay of Biscay Species List, Bay of Bengal Species List, Bay of Fundy Species List, Bass Strait Species List, Bismarck Sea Species List, Bristol Channel Species List, Caribbean Sea Species List, Celebes Sea Species List, Celtic Sea Species List, Ceram Sea Species List- duplicate, Coral Sea Species List, Eastern China Sea Species List, English Channel Species List, Flores Sea Species List, Great Australian Bight Species List, Gulf of Bothnia Species List, Gulf of Mexico Species List, Gulf of Riga Species List, Gulf of St Lawrence Species List, Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland Species, Gulf of Thailand Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, Ionian Sea Species List, Irish Sea Species List, Labrador Sea Species List, Laccadive Sea Species List, Kattegat Species List, Ligurian Sea Species List, Malacca Strait Species List, Mozambique Channel Species List, Halmahera Sea Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, North Sea Species List, Sea of Japan Species List, Philippine Sea Species List, Seto Inland Sea Species List, Skagerrak Species List, Solomon Sea Species List, South China Sea Species List, Strait of Gibraltar Species List, Tyrrhenian Sea Species List, Sulu Sea Species List, Tasman Sea Species List, South Atlantic Species List, South Pacific Species List, Furui 2020, OBIS environmental data records, Ceram Sea Species List, Adriatic Sea Species List, Timor Sea Species List, and United States Species List
Anguillidae Rafinesque 1810
Family recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Alternative Names

Anguillidae
Harvest ancestor according to The Fish Database of Taiwan, Arkive, Undersea Productions, EOL authors, FAO Fishery Statistics, Animal Diversity Web, Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, GBIF national node type records UK, GBIF national node type records France, GBIF national node type records Sweden, Mozambique Species List, GBIF national node type records Germany, NMNH type specimens, IUCN, iDigBio type specimen records, CITES, AnAge, literature body sizes metazoa, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, iNaturalist, Fishbase, NMNH Collection, Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology, BioImages, the virtual fieldguide, UK, TreatmentBank, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Flickr Group

Common Names

English

freshwater eels preferred
Recognized by English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa and World Register of Marine Species

Arabic

أنقليسية preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Angvillər preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

змиоркови preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

Anguíl·lid preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

鰻鱺科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
鳗鲡科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Prave jegulje preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

úhořovití preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Ferskvandsål preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

echte palingen preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Esperanto

Angiledoj preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

angerlased preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Ankeriaat preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and admin

French

Anguilla preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Galician

Anguílidos preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

צלופחיים preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

angolnafélék preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

Anguilla preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

ウナギ科 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020, Wikidata Common Names, World Register of Marine Species, and admin

Korean

뱀장어과 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kurdish

Marmasiyê ava şîrîn preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Latvian

Zuši preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Upiniai unguriai preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malagasy

Amalona preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Min Dong

Kă̤-gŏk preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

North Frisian

Ialer preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

ålefamilien preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and World Register of Marine Species

Ossetian; Ossetic

Калмгæсаг preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

مارماهی مهاجر preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Węgorzowate preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Угрёвые preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Serbian

Јегуље preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

Ålfiskar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
egentliga ålar
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Thai

วงศ์ปลาตูหนา preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Прісноводний вугор preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Họ Cá chình nước ngọt preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

انقليسيه preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sr Ec

Јегуље preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sr El

Jegulje preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

鳗鲡科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

鳗鲡科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

鰻鱺科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hk

鰻鱺科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

鰻鱺科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Anguillidae

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Anguillidae (this page)
Anguilla
Neoanguilla
Chlopsidae
Colocongridae
Congridae
Cyematidae
Derichthyidae
Eurypharyngidae
Heterenchelyidae
Monognathidae
Moringuidae
Muraenesocidae
Muraenidae
Myrocongridae
Nemichthyidae
Nettastomatidae
Ophichthidae
Protanguillidae
Saccopharyngidae
Serrivomeridae
Synaphobranchidae

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Anguilliformes
Anguillidae (this page)
Anguilla
Neoanguilla
Chlopsidae
Colocongridae
Congridae
Derichthyidae
Heterenchelyidae
Moringuidae
Muraenesocidae
Muraenidae
Myrocongridae
Nemichthyidae
Nettastomatidae
Ophichthidae
Protanguillidae
Serrivomeridae
Synaphobranchidae

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Anguillidae (this page)
Anguilla
Neoanguilla
Chlopsidae
Colocongridae
Congridae
Cyematidae
Derichthyidae
Eurypharyngidae
Heterenchelyidae
Monognathidae
Moringuidae
Muraenesocidae
Muraenidae
Myrocongridae
Nemichthyidae
Nettastomatidae
Ophichthidae
Protanguillidae
Saccopharyngidae
Serrivomeridae
Synaphobranchidae

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Anguillidae (this page)
Anguilla
Neoanguilla
Chlopsidae
Colocongridae
Congridae
Cyematidae
Derichthyidae
Eurypharyngidae
Heterenchelyidae
Monognathidae
Moringuidae
Muraenesocidae
Muraenidae
Myrocongridae
Nemichthyidae
Nettastomatidae
Ophichthidae
Protanguillidae
Saccopharyngidae
Serrivomeridae
Synaphobranchidae

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Anguillidae (this page)
Anguilla
Neoanguilla
Chlopsidae
Colocongridae
Congridae
Cyematidae
Derichthyidae
Eurypharyngidae
Heterenchelyidae
Monognathidae
Moringuidae
Muraenesocidae
Muraenidae
Myrocongridae
Nemichthyidae
Nettastomatidae
Ophichthidae
Protanguillidae
Saccopharyngidae
Serrivomeridae
Synaphobranchidae

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Anguilliformes
Anguillidae (this page)
Anguilla Schrank 1798
Eoanguilla Blot 1978
Neoanguilla Shrestha 2008
Anguillavidae
Anguilloididae
Bolcanguilla Blot 1981
Chlopsidae
Colocongridae
Congridae
Cyemidae
Derichthyidae
Encheliidae
Gazolapodus Blot 1981
Georgidentidae
Heterenchelyidae
Heterocongridae
Ilyophidae
Laytonia David 1943
Libanechelyidae
Luenchelys Belouze, Gayet & Atallah 2003
Mastygocercus Beaufort 1925
Milananguillidae
Moringuidae
Muraenesocidae
Muraenidae
Mylomyrus Woodward 1910
Myrocongridae
Neenchelyidae
Nemichthyidae
Nettastomatidae
Ophichthidae
Paranguillidae
Parechelidae
Patavichthidae
Patavichthyidae
Protanguillidae
Proteomyridae
Raia
Sauromuraenesocidae
Serrivomeridae
Synaphobranchidae
Urenchelyidae

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Teleostei
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Anguilloidei
Anguillidae (this page)
Anguilla Schrank 1798
Heterenchelyidae
Moringuidae

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Anguilliformes
Anguillidae (this page)
Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758)
Anguilla australis Richardson 1841
Anguilla bengalensis (Gray 1831)
Anguilla bicolor McClelland 1844
Anguilla borneensis Popta 1924
Anguilla celebesensis Kaup 1856
Anguilla dieffenbachii Gray 1842
Anguilla interioris Whitley 1938
Anguilla japonica Temminck & Schlegel 1846
Anguilla luzonensis Watanabe, Aoyama & Tsukamoto 2009
Anguilla marmorata Quoy & Gaimard 1824
Anguilla megastoma Kaup 1856
Anguilla mossambica (Peters 1852)
Anguilla obscura Günther 1872
Anguilla reinhardtii Steindachner 1867
Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur 1817)
Chlopsidae
Colocongridae
Congridae
Derichthyidae
Heterenchelyidae
Moringuidae
Muraenesocidae
Muraenidae
Myrocongridae
Nemichthyidae
Nettastomatidae
Ophichthidae
Serrivomeridae
Synaphobranchidae

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Actinopterygii
Actinopteri
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Elopocephalai
Elopocephala
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Anguillidae (this page)
Anguilla
Chlopsidae
Colocongridae
Congridae
Cyematidae
Derichthyidae
Eurypharyngidae
Heterenchelyidae
Monognathidae
Moringuidae
Muraenesocidae
Muraenidae
Myrocongridae
Nemichthyidae
Nettastomatidae
Ophichthidae
Protanguillidae
Saccopharyngidae
Serrivomeridae
Synaphobranchidae
unclassified Anguilliformes

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Anguilloidei
Anguillidae (this page)
Anguilla
Neoanguilla
Tribranchus
Ilyophidae
Paranguillidae

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Chordata
Teleostei
Anguilliformes
Anguillidae Rafinesque 1810 (this page)
Anguillidae
Chlopsidae
Chlopsidae Rafinesque 1815
Colocongridae
Colocongridae Smith 1976
Congridae
Congridae Kaup 1856
Derichthyidae
Derichthyidae Gill 1884
Heterenchelyidae
Heterenchelyidae Regan 1912
Moringuidae
Moringuidae Gill 1885
Muraenesocidae
Muraenesocidae Kaup 1859
Muraenidae
Muraenidae Rafinesque 1815
Myrocongridae
Myrocongridae Gill 1890
Nemichthyidae
Nemichthyidae Kaup 1859
Nettastomatidae
Nettastomatidae Kaup 1859
Ophichthidae
Ophichthidae Günther 1870
Protanguillidae
Protanguillidae Johnson, Ida & Miya 2012
Serrivomeridae
Serrivomeridae Trewavas 1932
Synaphobranchidae
Synaphobranchidae Johnson 1862
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