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An '''eel''' is any fish belonging to the order ''Anguilliformes'' (/æŋˌɡwɪlᵻˈfɔːrmiːz/), which consists of four suborders, 20 families, 111 genera and about 800 species.
[[File:Conger_conger.jpg|thumb|The European Conger, the heaviest of all eels.]]An '''eel''' is any fish belonging to the order ''Anguilliformes'' (/æŋˌɡwɪlᵻˈfɔːrmiːz/), which consists of four suborders, 20 families, 111 genera and about 800 species.


Most eels are [[Predator (nonfiction)|predators]].
Most eels are [[Predation (nonfiction)|predators]].


The term "eel" (originally referring to the European eel) is also used for some other similarly shaped fish, such as electric eels and spiny eels, although these are not members of the ''Anguilliformes'' order.
The term "eel" (originally referring to the European eel) is also used for some other similarly shaped fish, such as electric eels and spiny eels, although these are not members of the ''Anguilliformes'' order.
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File:The Eel receives news from informants.jpg|link=The Eel's henchmen|[[The Eel]] receives [[The Eel's henchmen|news from informants]].
File:The Eel.jpg|link=The Eel|[[The Eel]] is a [[Predation (nonfiction)|predator]], yes -- but he does not prey upon eels.
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Latest revision as of 06:19, 3 January 2017

The European Conger, the heaviest of all eels.

An eel is any fish belonging to the order Anguilliformes (/æŋˌɡwɪlᵻˈfɔːrmiːz/), which consists of four suborders, 20 families, 111 genera and about 800 species.

Most eels are predators.

The term "eel" (originally referring to the European eel) is also used for some other similarly shaped fish, such as electric eels and spiny eels, although these are not members of the Anguilliformes order.

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  • Eel @ Wikipedia