Organisms

Eels

Common name for an order (Anguilliformes) of voracious, elongate, snakelike teleost fishes.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Common name for an order (Anguilliformes) of voracious, elongate, snakelike teleost fishes.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Anguilliformes
  • Eel

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Aspects Covered

17 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, surgery, urine, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

EELS, SWAMP see SMEGMAMORPHA and EEL, ELECTRIC see ELECTROPHORUS are also available

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  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.493w.338w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Eels. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004524. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004524
  2. Eels. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eel
  3. Eels. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q128685