Parent taxon: Anguilliformes according to D. Nolf and D. Dockery 1993
Sister taxa: Abisaadia, Anguillavidae, Anguillidae, Anguilloidei, Anguilloididae, Bolcanguilla, Brannerion, Casierius, Chlopsoidei, Congermuraena, Congridae, Congroidea, Congroidei, Derrhiidae, Eodiaphyodus, Eomuraena, Eomyrophis, Eurypharyngidae, Gazolapodus, Hayenchelys, Hoplunnis, Japonoconger, Lemkea, Libanechelyidae, Luenchelys, Micromyrus, Milananguillidae, Moringuoidei, Muraenanguilla, Muraenesocidae, Muraenidae, Muraenoidei, Nemichthyidae, Palaeomyrus, Paranguillidae, Patavichthyidae, Proserrivomer, Protanguilloidei, Proteomyridae, Rhynchocymba, Saccopharyngidae, Saccopharyngoidei, Synaphobranchoidei, Urenchelyidae, Mastygocercus, Echelidae, Archencheli, Lyomeri, Enchelycephali, Carencheli, Colocephali
Subtaxa: Leptocephalus gracilis Leptocephalus medius Leptocephalus monganius
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Y14/f7505J ( of New Zealand)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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