Anguilliformes

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Anguilliformes

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:fish
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Actinopterygii
gptkbp:commonName	eels
gptkbp:containsFamily	gptkb:Anguillidae gptkb:Congridae gptkb:Muraenidae gptkb:Ophichthidae
gptkbp:diet	carnivorous
gptkbp:distribution	worldwide
gptkbp:finType	dorsal, caudal, and anal fins fused lacking pelvic fins
gptkbp:firstDescribed	gptkb:Linnaeus,_1758
gptkbp:habitat	gptkb:marine freshwater
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Anguilliformes
gptkbp:kingdom	gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:larvalStage	leptocephalus
gptkbp:notableFeature	continuous fin margin reduced or absent pectoral fins in some species scaleless or small scales
gptkbp:notableMember	gptkb:American_eel gptkb:European_eel gptkb:Moray_eel
gptkbp:numberOfFamilies	19
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies	over 800
gptkbp:phylum	gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:reproduction	spawning
gptkbp:shape	elongated
gptkbp:subclassOf	gptkb:Neopterygii
gptkbp:superfamily	gptkb:Elopomorpha
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:American_eel gptkb:Moray_eels gptkb:Actinopterygii gptkb:European_eel
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5