Anguilliformes Apr 2026

: The majority are marine, inhabiting everything from shallow coral reefs (like moray eels ) to the abyssal zone (like gulper eels ).

While many other fish—such as electric eels and swamp eels—have evolved similar elongated shapes, they belong to different taxonomic orders and are not "true" eels. anguilliformes

The oldest fossil record of a living true eel lineage ... - bioRxiv : The majority are marine, inhabiting everything from