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Order Anguilliformes

Animals in the order Anguilliformes on Global Animal Guide. The guide features 2 species in this order — each profile answers the most-searched questions first.

European eel swimming in clear water showing its long snake-like body and smooth skin

Critically Endangered

Fish

European Eel

The 100-year reproductive mystery that baffled scientists from Aristotle to the 21st century

Green moray eel peering out from a crevice in a coral reef with mouth open

Least Concern

Fish

Moray Eel

The reef-dwelling eel with hidden jaws