Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Anguillidae
Parent taxon: Anguilliformes according to R. Betancur et al. 2013
See also Bannikov 2014, Carnevale et al. 2014, Jordan 1963, Nelson et al. 2016 and Schwarzhans 2003
Sister taxa: Abisaadia, Anguillavidae, Anguilloidei, Anguilloididae, Bolcanguilla, Brannerion, Casierius, Chlopsoidei, Congermuraena, Congridae, Congroidea, Congroidei, Derrhiidae, Eodiaphyodus, Eomuraena, Eomyrophis, Eurypharyngidae, Gazolapodus, Hayenchelys, Hoplunnis, Japonoconger, Lemkea, Leptocephalus, Libanechelyidae, Luenchelys, Micromyrus, Milananguillidae, Moringuoidei, Muraenanguilla, Muraenesocidae, Muraenidae, Muraenoidei, Nemichthyidae, Palaeomyrus, Paranguillidae, Patavichthyidae, Proserrivomer, Protanguilloidei, Proteomyridae, Rhynchocymba, Saccopharyngidae, Saccopharyngoidei, Synaphobranchoidei, Urenchelyidae, Archencheli, Carencheli, Mastygocercus, Echelidae, Lyomeri, Enchelycephali, Colocephali
Subtaxa: Anguilla Eoanguilla
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
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