eel
Eels are ray-finned fish belonging to the order Anguilliformes (), which consists of eight suborders, 19 families, 111 genera, and about 800 species. Eels undergo considerable development from the early larval stage to the eventual adult stage ...
s in the pike conger family, Muraenesocidae. It currently contains these species:
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Congresox talabon
The yellow pike conger (''Congresox talabon'') is an eel in the family Muraenesocidae (pike congers).''Congres ...
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Cuvier
Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric, Baron Cuvier (; 23 August 1769 – 13 May 1832), known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist, sometimes referred to as the "founding father of paleontology". Cuvier was a major figure in nat ...
, 1829) (yellow pike conger)
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Congresox talabonoides
The Indian pike conger (''Congresox talabonoides'', also known as the common eel, the conger-pike eel, the daggertooth pike-conger, and the Indian ''putyekanipa'') is an eel in the family Muraenesocidae (pike congers).Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").MuraenesocidaeMarine fish genera
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