Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Heterenchelyidae
Parent taxon: Anguilliformes according to J. A. Ebersole et al. 2019
See also Jordan 1963 and Nelson et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Abisaadia, Anguillidae, Anguilloidei, Anguilloididae, Bolcanguilla, Brannerion, Casierius, Chlopsoidei, Congermuraena, Congridae, Congroidea, Congroidei, Eodiaphyodus, Eomuraena, Eomyrophis, Eurypharyngidae, Gazolapodus, Hayenchelys, 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, Urenchelyidae, Urenchelys, Archencheli, Mastygocercus, Colocephali, Enchelycephali, Carencheli, Lyomeri, Echelidae
Subtaxa: Heterenchelys Panturichthys Pythonichthys
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
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