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Suborder Congroidei Regan 1909 (eel)

Actinopteri - Anguilliformes

Parent taxon: Anguilliformes according to D. J. Cicimurri et al. 2025

See also Jordan 1963, Nelson et al. 2016, Schwarzhans 1978 and Schwarzhans and Bratischko 2011

Sister taxa: Abisaadia, Anguillidae, Anguilloidei, Anguilloididae, Bolcanguilla, Brannerion, Casierius, Chlopsoidei, Congermuraena, Congridae, Congroidea, Eodiaphyodus, Eomuraena, Eomyrophis, Eurypharyngidae, Gazolapodus, Hayenchelys, Heterenchelyidae, Hoplunnis, Japonoconger, Lemkea, Leptocephalus, Libanechelyidae, Luenchelys, Micromyrus, Milananguillidae, Moringuoidei, Muraenanguilla, Muraenesocidae, Muraenidae, Muraenoidei, Mylomyrus, Myroconger, Nemichthyidae, Ophichthidae, Palaeomyrus, Paranguillidae, Parechelus, Patavichthyidae, Proserrivomer, Protanguilloidei, Proteomyridae, Rhynchocymba, Saccopharyngidae, Saccopharyngoidei, Synaphobranchoidei, Urenchelyidae, Urenchelys, Echelidae, Enchelycephali, Lyomeri, Colocephali, Carencheli, Archencheli, Mastygocercus

Subtaxa: Cyemidae Derichthyidae Dysommidae Encheliidae Neenchelyidae Nettastomatidae Nettastomidae Sauromuraenesocidae Xenocongridae

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Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Greece (2 collections)

• Eocene of New Zealand (1)

• Cretaceous of Lebanon (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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