The superorder Elopomorpha contains a variety of types of fishes that range from typical silvery-colored species, such as the tarpons and ladyfishes of the Elopiformes and the bonefishes of the Albuli
Eels are ray-finned fish belonging to the order Anguilliformes, which consists of eight suborders, 20 families, 164 genera, and about 1000 species. Eels undergo considerable development from the early
The European conger is the heaviest of all eels.
Eel eggs hatch firstly into the leptocephalus larval stage.
Larval eels become glass eels as they transition from the ocean to fresh water.