Order

Anguilliformes

14 species in 4 families. Maximum lifespan ranges from 8 years (Whitespotted conger) to 88 years (European eel).

Species

14

with a complete mtDNA

Lifespan range

8–88 yr

Longest: European eel

Median GC

41.1%

Range 36.8–45.0%

Families

4

Largest: Anguillidae (10)

The Anguilliformes tree

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Families of Anguilliformes

4 families, by species count

Where Anguilliformes sit among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Hover or tap a point; select it again to open the species.

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Anguilliformes (14)
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Longest-lived

Top 5 and the shortest-lived

Species in Anguilliformes

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Species in Anguilliformes

Anguilla anguilla	European eel	Anguillidae	88 yr	16,683 bp	41.17%
Anguilla dieffenbachii	New Zealand longfin eel	Anguillidae	60 yr	16,687 bp	40.99%
Anguilla rostrata	American eel	Anguillidae	50 yr	16,678 bp	40.93%
Anguilla reinhardtii	Speckled longfin eel	Anguillidae	41 yr	16,690 bp	41.54%
Anguilla marmorata	Marbled eel	Anguillidae	40 yr	16,745 bp	41.12%
Anguilla australis	Shortfin eel	Anguillidae	32 yr	16,686 bp	41.11%
Anguilla bicolor	Indonesian shortfin eel	Anguillidae	20 yr	16,700 bp	41.14%
Anguilla mossambica	African longfin eel	Anguillidae	20 yr	16,694 bp	40.97%
Gymnothorax fimbriatus	Fimbriate moray	Muraenidae	18 yr	16,567 bp	44.96%
Anguilla labiata	African mottled eel	Anguillidae	15 yr	16,833 bp	40.95%
Anguilla nebulosa	Long-finned eel	Anguillidae	15 yr	16,707 bp	41.21%
Muraenesox cinereus	Daggertooth pike conger	Muraenesocidae	15 yr	17,673 bp	40.35%
Conger erebennus		Congridae	11 yr	18,777 bp	37.22%
Conger myriaster	Whitespotted conger	Congridae	8 yr	18,705 bp	36.82%