Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Urenchelyidae
Parent taxon: Anguilliformes according to E. O. Wiley and J. D. Stewart 1981
See also Jordan 1963
Sister taxa: Abisaadia, Anguillidae, Anguilloidei, Anguilloididae, Bolcanguilla, Brannerion, Casierius, Chlopsoidei, Congermuraena, Congridae, Congroidea, Congroidei, Eodiaphyodus, Eomuraena, Eomyrophis, Eurypharyngidae, Gazolapodus, Hayenchelys, Heterenchelyidae, Hoplunnis, Japonoconger, Lemkea, Leptocephalus, Libanechelyidae, Luenchelys, Micromyrus, Milananguillidae, Moringuoidei, Muraenesocidae, Muraenidae, Muraenoidei, Mylomyrus, Myroconger, Nemichthyidae, Ophichthidae, Palaeomyrus, Paranguillidae, Parechelus, Patavichthyidae, Proserrivomer, Protanguilloidei, Proteomyridae, Rhynchocymba, Saccopharyngidae, Saccopharyngoidei, Synaphobranchoidei, Urenchelys, Lyomeri, Echelidae, Enchelycephali, Carencheli, Colocephali, Archencheli, Mastygocercus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Urenchelyidae in the database