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shorttail eel

fish
Also known as: Colocongridae
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  • American eel (Anguilla rostrata)
    eel
    / Annotated classification

    Family Colocongridae (shorttail eels) 1 genus, Coloconger, with about 5 species. Marine; Atlantic, Indian and western Pacific oceans. Family Congridae (congers) 32 genera with about 160 species. All oceans to considerable depths. Family Muraenesocidae

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    Family Colocongridae (shorttail eels) 1 genus, Coloconger, with about 5 species. Marine; Atlantic, Indian and western Pacific oceans. Family Congridae (congers) 32 genera with about 160 species. All oceans to considerable depths. Family Muraenesocidae

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