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Order of fishes
eel-shaped fish, such as electric eels (genus Electrophorus), swamp eels (order Synbranchiformes), slime eels (class Myxini), and deep-sea spiny eels
Eel
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up eel in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An eel is a fish in the order of Anguilliformes. Eel, EEL or eels may also refer to: Congo eel, amphibians
Eel_(disambiguation)
Family of fishes
Moray eels, or Muraenidae (/ˈmɒreɪ, məˈreɪ/), are a family of eels whose members are found worldwide. There are approximately 200 species in 16 genera
Moray_eel
Species of fish
The European eel (Anguilla anguilla) is a species of eel. Their life history was a mystery for thousands of years, and mating in the wild has not yet
European_eel
Genus of fishes in South America
The electric eels are a genus, Electrophorus, of neotropical freshwater fish from South America in the family Gymnotidae, of which they are the only members
Electric_eel
English dish made from chopped eels
Jellied eels is a traditional English dish that originated in the 18th century, primarily in the East End of London. The dish consists of chopped eels boiled
Jellied_eels
Eel life cycle
Eels are any of several long, thin, bony fishes of the order Anguilliformes. They have a catadromous life cycle, that is: they migrate from fresh water
Eel_life_history
Species of fish
The Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica; nihon unagi (日本鰻)) is a species of anguillid eel found in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, and Vietnam, as well as the
Japanese_eel
Species of fish
The pelican eel (Eurypharynx pelecanoides) is a deep-sea eel. It is the only known member of the genus Eurypharynx and the family Eurypharyngidae. The
Pelican_eel
Two families of fish
The name spiny eel is used to describe members of two different families of fish: the freshwater Mastacembelidae of Asia and Africa, and the marine (and
Spiny_eel
Topics referred to by the same term
Arrowtooth eel may refer to several species of cutthroat eels: Shortbelly eel, Dysomma anguillare Deepwater arrowtooth eel, Histiobranchus bathybius Kaup's
Arrowtooth_eel
Species of fish
The American eel (Anguilla rostrata) is a facultative catadromous eel found on the eastern coast of North America. Freshwater eels are fish belonging
American_eel
Species of fish
The ribbon eel (Rhinomuraena quaesita), also known as the leaf-nosed moray eel or bernis eel, is a species of moray eel, the only member of the genus Rhinomuraena
Ribbon_eel
Species of fish
The wolf eel (Anarrhichthys ocellatus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Anarhichadidae, the wolf fish. It is found in the
Wolf_eel
Eels are elongated fish, ranging in length from five centimetres (2 in) to four metres (13 ft), and are used in various cuisines around the world. Japan
Eel_as_food
Topics referred to by the same term
or marbled reef-eel Anguilla marmorata, marbled eel or giant mottled eel Anguilla reinhardtii, marbled eel or speckled longfin eel Callechelys marmorata
Marbled_eel
Family of fishes
"snake", and refers to their eel-like appearance. True eels diverged from other ray-finned fish during the Jurassic, while cusk-eels are part of the Percomorpha
Cusk-eel
Index of animals with the same common name
Gulper eel may refer to: Pelican eel (Eurypharynx pelecanoides), a species of deep-sea eel Saccopharynx, a genus of deep-sea eels This page is an index
Gulper_eel
Species of fish
The Asian swamp eel (Monopterus albus), also known as rice eel, ricefield eel, rice paddy eel or white rice-field eel, is a commercially important air-breathing
Asian_swamp_eel
Small island in the River Thames in London, England
Eel Pie Island is an 8.9-acre (3.6 ha) island (or ait) in the River Thames at Twickenham in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is on the maintained
Eel_Pie_Island
British music company
Eel Pie Publishing was a publishing house founded by musician and author Pete Townshend in 1977, and named after Eel Pie Island. It was part of the Eelpie
Eel_Pie_Publishing
Eel believed to have lived over 150 years
The Brantevik Eel (Swedish: Branteviksålen) (before 1859 – before 7 August 2014), also known as Åle, was a European eel (Anguilla anguilla) that is believed
Brantevik_Eel
Common name for several species of fish
Sand eel or sandeel is the common name used for a considerable number of species of fish. While they are not true eels, they are eel-like in their appearance
Sand_eel
Species of fish
Zealand longfin eel (Anguilla dieffenbachii) is a species of freshwater eel that is endemic to New Zealand. It is the largest freshwater eel in New Zealand
New_Zealand_longfin_eel
Species of fish
The short-finned eel (Anguilla australis), also known as the shortfin eel, is one of the 15 species of eel in the family Anguillidae. It is native to
Short-finned_eel
1997 film directed by Shōhei Imamura
The Eel (うなぎ, Unagi) is a 1997 Japanese film directed by Shōhei Imamura and starring Kōji Yakusho, Misa Shimizu, Mitsuko Baisho, and Akira Emoto. The
The_Eel_(film)
Topics referred to by the same term
flows into the Eel near Weott, California East Branch South Fork Eel River Eel River (Wabash River), in northern Indiana, United States Eel River (White
Eel_River
Food made with eels
Eel pies have been eaten since at least the 13th or 14th centuries. Eels have been consumed in Britain since at least the eighth century, and in standing
Eel_pie
Species of fish
The goldspotted eel (Myrichthys ocellatus), also known as the goldspotted snake eel or the dark-spotted snake eel, is an eel in the family Ophichthidae
Goldspotted_eel
Equatoguinean swimmer (born 1978)
Malonga (born 31 May 1978) is an Equatoguinean swimmer. Nicknamed Eric the Eel by the media, Moussambani gained brief international fame at the 2000 Summer
Eric_Moussambani
Species of fish
eel, the girdled moray, the girdled reef eel, the many banded moray eel, the ringed moray, the ringed reef moray, the striped moray and the zebra eel
Barred_moray
Family of fishes
The swamp eels (also written "swamp-eels") are a family (Synbranchidae) of freshwater eel-like fishes of the tropics and subtropics. Most species are
Swamp_eel
2008 New Zealand film
Eel Girl is a 2008 horror science fiction short film written and directed by Paul Campion, in which a scientist becomes obsessed with an apparent human-eel
Eel_Girl
Species of fish
The fire eel (Mastacembelus erythrotaenia) is a relatively large species of spiny eel. This omnivorous freshwater fish is native to Southeast Asia but
Fire_eel
Topics referred to by the same term
Longfin eel may refer to: African longfin eel Celebes longfin eel Highlands long-finned eel New Zealand longfin eel Polynesian longfinned eel Speckled
Longfin_eel
Species of fish
The leopard eel (Myrichthys pardalis) is an eel in the worm or snake eels family, Ophichthidae. It was described by Achille Valenciennes in 1839, originally
Leopard_eel
Species of fish
snubnosed eel, Simenchelys parasitica, also known as the pug-nosed eel, slime eel, or snub-nose parasitic eel, is a species of deep-sea eel and the only
Snubnosed_eel
River in northern California, United States
The Eel River (Wiyot: Wiya't; Cahto: Taanchow; Northern Pomo: ch'idiyu) is a major river, about 196 miles (315 km) long, in northwestern California. The
Eel_River_(California)
Monotypic genus of fish
only species in the genus is Cyema atrum, the arrow eel, bobtail eel, bobtail snipe eel or deepwater eel. This species has circumglobal distribution. Cyema
Cyema
Comic book superhero
Plastic Man (Patrick "Eel" O'Brian) is a superhero featured in American comic books, first appearing in Police Comics #1, originally published by Quality
Plastic_Man
Species of fish
Myrichthys maculosus, commonly known as the tiger snake eel, the ocellate snake eel or the spotted snake eel, is a species of fish in the family Ophichthidae
Myrichthys_maculosus
Species of fish
leopard moray eel (Enchelycore pardalis), also known as the tiger moray eel, dragon moray or puhi-kauila in Hawaiian, is a species of moray eel of the family
Leopard_moray_eel
Genus of fishes
(/ˈkɒŋɡər/ KONG-gər) is a genus of marine congrid eels. It includes some of the largest types of eels, ranging up to two metres (6+1⁄2 feet) or more in
Conger
Species of fish
The shrimp eel (Ophichthus gomesii) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Francis de Laporte de Castelnau in 1855
Shrimp_eel
Species of fish
The giant mottled eel (Anguilla marmorata), also known as the marbled eel, is a species of tropical anguillid eel that is found in the Indo-Pacific and
Giant_mottled_eel
Species of fish
punctifer, the stippled spoon-nose eel, spoon-nose eel or snapper eel, is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Johann Jakob
Echiophis_punctifer
Species of fish
Aplatophis chauliodus, the fangtooth snake-eel, also known as the tusky eel in Cuba and the United States, is an eel in the family Ophichthidae. It was described
Aplatophis_chauliodus
Species of fish
a species of moray eel and a species of marine fish in the family Muraenidae. In terms of body mass, it is the largest moray eel; however, the slender
Giant_moray
Species of fish
The eel catfish (Channallabes apus) is an airbreathing catfish found in the muddy swamps of the tropics of Central Africa. It grows up to 32.7 cm (12
Eel_catfish
Juvenile eel
leptocephalus (meaning "slim head") is the flat and transparent larva of eels and other members of the superorder Elopomorpha. This is one of the most
Leptocephalus
Species of fish
The rice-paddy eel (Pisodonophis boro; also known commonly as the Bengal's snake-eel, the estuary snake eel, or the snake eel) is an eel in the family
Rice-paddy_eel
Species of fish
The Polynesian longfinned eel (Anguilla megastoma), also known as the Pacific long-finned eel, is an eel in the family Anguillidae. It was first described
Polynesian_longfinned_eel
Species of eel
The serpent eel or sand snake-eel (Ophisurus serpens) is an eel found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, western Mediterranean Sea, western Indian Ocean,
Serpent_eel
Species of fish
mottled eel (Anguilla bengalensis), also known as the African mottled eel, the Indian longfin eel, the Indian mottled eel, the long-finned eel or the river
Anguilla_bengalensis
Species of fish
white-banded moray eel, is a moray eel (family Muraenidae). It was described by Schultz in 1943. It is a tropical, marine and freshwater eel which is known
Echidna_leucotaenia
Species of fish
The red eel (Myroconger compressus) is an eel in the family Myrocongridae (thin eels). It was described by Albert Günther in 1870. It is a tropical, marine
Red_eel
Roller coaster at SeaWorld San Antonio
Steel Eel is a steel roller coaster located at SeaWorld San Antonio in San Antonio, Texas. Manufactured and designed by D. H. Morgan Manufacturing, the
Steel_Eel
Species of fish
darkfin conger, the dark-finned conger-eel, or simply the conger eel, is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Coenraad Jacob
Silvery_conger
Species of fish
Meadia abyssalis, the abyssal cutthroat eel, is an eel in the family Synaphobranchidae (cutthroat eels). It was described by Toshiji Kamohara in 1938.
Meadia_abyssalis
Species of ray-finned fish
moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It is commonly known as the tiger reef-eel, tiger snake moray, tiger moray eel, tiger
Scuticaria_tigrina
Species of fish
zig-zag eel (Mastacembelus armatus Scopoli, 1777), also known as the Baim, tire-track, tire-track spiny-eel, freshwater spiny eel, or marbled spiny eel, is
Zig-zag_eel
List of common names used to refer to fish
catfish Drum Duckbill Duckbill eel Dusky grouper Dusky shark Dwarf gourami Dwarf loach Eagle ray Earthworm eel Eel Eel cod Eel-goby Eelpout Eeltail catfish
List_of_fish_by_common_name
Family of fishes
Snipe eels are a family, Nemichthyidae, of eels that consists of nine species in three genera. They are pelagic fishes, found in every ocean, mostly at
Snipe_eel
Lake in Oregon, United States
Eel Lake is a large, deep lake in a chain of water bodies along the Oregon Coast south of the Umpqua River in the United States. The chain includes other
Eel_Lake
Samoan origin story
Sina and the Eel is a myth of origins in Samoan mythology, which explains the origins of the first coconut tree. In the Samoan language the legend is
Sina_and_the_Eel
2019 live album by Jerry Garcia Band
Electric on the Eel is a live album by the Jerry Garcia Band. It contains three complete concerts on six CDs. The shows were recorded on August 29, 1987
Electric_on_the_Eel
Species of fish
species of sand eels, often referred to as sand lances. Contrary to their name sand eels, including Raitt's sand eel, are not true eels and instead belong
Raitt's_sand_eel
Species of fish
sawtooth eel (Serrivomer beanii, also known commonly as the longfin sawpalate, the saw-tooth snipe eel, the sawtooth eel, the shortnosed snipe eel, and the
Bean's_sawtooth_eel
Species of fish
The king snake eel (Ophichthus rex) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by James Erwin Böhlke and John H. Caruso in
King_snake_eel
River in Indiana, United States
The Eel River is a 94-mile-long (151 km) tributary of the Wabash River in northern Indiana in the United States. Via the Wabash and Ohio rivers, its waters
Eel River (Wabash River tributary)
Eel_River_(Wabash_River_tributary)
Marvel Comics fictional characters
The Eel is an alias used by two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first character to take up the
Eel_(Marvel_Comics)
Species of fish
The speckled longfin eel, Australian long-finned eel or marbled eel (Anguilla reinhardtii) is one of 15 species of eel in the family Anguillidae. It has
Speckled_longfin_eel
Species of fish
The sharpsnout snake eel (Apterichtus klazingai) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Max Carl Wilhelm Weber in
Apterichtus_klazingai
Species of fish
cut-throat eel is an eel in the family Synaphobranchidae (cutthroat eels). It was described by Regan in 1913. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which
Histiobranchus_australis
Species of electric eel
Electrophorus voltai, or Volta's electric eel, is a species of electric eel found in South America. It is the strongest known bioelectricity generator
Electrophorus_voltai
Species of fish
Callechelys lutea, the freckled snake eel or yellow-spotted snake eel, is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by John Otterbein
Callechelys_lutea
Species of fish
most commonly known as the banded snake eel, but is also referred to as the ringed snake eel or harlequin eel, is of the order of Anguiliformes. Anguiliformes
Myrichthys_colubrinus
Fish dish
Eel soups are a type of fish soup eaten in the cuisines of countries of Asia, Europe, and the Americas. The German Hamburg Aalsuppe is made by adding
Eel_soup
List of ships with the same or similar names
USS Eel may refer to: USS Eel (SS-354), a proposed United States Navy Balao-class submarine; the contract for her construction was cancelled in 1944 USS
USS_Eel
Species of fish
smallmouth spiny eel (Polyacanthonotus rissoanus), also called the shortspine tapirfish, is a species of deep-sea spiny eel. The smallmouth spiny eel is silver
Smallmouth_spiny_eel
Trap for fish
An eel buck or eel basket is a type of fish trap that was prevalent in the River Thames in England up to the 20th century. It was used particularly to
Eel_buck
Species of fish
saddled snake-eel (Leiuranus semicinctus), also known commonly as the halfbanded snake-eel, the banded snake eel, or the culverin, is an eel in the family
Saddled_snake-eel
Traditional British food
serving eel pies from carts and market stalls. The eels typically came from Dutch fishing boats. Minced meat trimmings later replaced jellied eel. The first
Pie_and_mash
Species of fish
snake eel, is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by John E. McCosker in 1998. It is a tropical, marine eel which is
Callechelys_papulosa
Species of fish
catostoma, the black-striped snake eel or dark band snake eel,) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Johann Gottlob
Callechelys_catostoma
Species of Mediterranean fish
(Muraena helena) is a species of fish in the Muraenidae family. It has a long eel-like body and is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean_moray
Species of fish
splendid garden eel, orange-banded garden eel, or orange-barred garden eel, is a species of Indo-Pacific garden eel. The splendid garden eel is a medium-sized
Gorgasia_preclara
Species of fish
Napoleon snake eel (Ophichthus bonaparti, also known as the Napoleon eel, the Purplebanded snake eel, or the Saddled snake-eel) is an eel in the family
Napoleon_snake_eel
Species of fish
The Indifferent eel (Ethadophis akkistikos) is a species of eels in the family of Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was first described by John E. McCosker
Indifferent_eel
Species of fish
The crocodile snake eel (Brachysomophis crocodilinus) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). In 1833, it was described by Edward Turner
Crocodile_snake_eel
Species of ray-finned fish
shortfin spiny eel (Notacanthus bonaparte), also called Bonaparte's spiny eel, is a member of the family Notacanthidae, the deep-sea spiny eels, which are
Shortfin_spiny_eel
Species of fish
The purple spaghetti-eel (Moringua raitaborua) is an eel in the family Moringuidae also known as spaghetti or worm eels. It was described by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton
Purple_spaghetti-eel
Species of fish
garden eel (Heteroconger luteolus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Congridae, encompassing the conger and garden eels. This
Yellow_garden_eel
Species of fish
garden eel. The spotted garden eel is a small fish that can reach a maximum length of 40 centimetres (16 in; 1.3 ft). Its body is anguiform (eel-like):
Spotted_garden_eel
Species of fish
ingolfianus, the duckbill oceanic eel, duckbilled eel or Ingolf duckbill eel,) is an eel in the family Derichthyidae (longneck eels). It was described by Johannes
Nessorhamphus_ingolfianus
Species of fish
the marbled swamp eel, neotropical swamp eel, marmorated swamp eel, mottled swamp eel, zangee, or muçum is a species of swamp eel native to Central and
Synbranchus_marmoratus
Species of fish
The brown moray eel (Gymnothorax unicolor) is a species of moray eel found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean. It was first named by Delaroche
Brown_moray_eel
Species of fish
oceanicus) is a species of eel in the family Congridae. Other common names for this fish include conger, dog eel, poison eel and sea eel. It is a marine fish
American_conger
Family of fishes
Cutthroat eels are a family, Synaphobranchidae, of eels, the only members of the suborder Synaphobranchoidei. They are found worldwide in temperate and
Cutthroat_eel
Species of fish
conger) is a species of conger of the family Congridae. It is the heaviest eel in the world and native to the northeast Atlantic, including the Mediterranean
European_conger
EEL
EEL
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Eales.
Girl/Female
Assamese, Hindu, Indian
Young Crescent
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a trapper or hunter, in particular someone who caught fish, especially eels, by setting up wicker traps in rivers and estuaries, from Middle English wile ‘trap’, ‘snare’ (late Old English wīl ‘contrivance’, ‘trick’ possibly of Scandinavian origin), or in some cases probably a nickname for a devious person.
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Gem of Eelam
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Prince; King of Eelam
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Young Son; Song of Eelam
Male
Finnish
Finnish form of Hebrew Eliyah, EELIS means "the Lord is my God."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name for someone from a place called Elham, in Kent, or a lost place of this name in Crayford, Kent. The first is derived from Old English Ç£l ‘eel’ + hÄm ‘homestead’ or hamm ‘enclosure hemmed in by water’. There is also an Elam Grange in Bingley, West Yorkshire, but the current distribution of the name in the British Isles suggests that it did not contribute significantly to the surname.
Girl/Female
Assamese, Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Parakeet from Eelam; Beautiful
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from the cathedral city on an island in the fens north of Cambridge. It is so named from Old English ǣl ‘eel’ + gē ‘district’.Probably also an Americanized form of German Eley.Nathaniel Ely was one of the founders of Hartford, CT, (coming from Cambridge, MA, with Thomas Hooker) in 1635.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the various places so called. For the most part they derive from the Old English personal name Ella or Elli (see Ellington) + Old English tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. One in Berkshire, however, gets its first element from the Old English female personal name Æ{dh}elflǣd (composed of the elements æ{dh}el ‘noble’ + flǣd ‘beauty’). One in Cambridgeshire has its first element from the personal name Æ{dh}elhēah (composed of the elements æ{dh}el ‘noble’ + hēah ‘high’). The place of this name in County Durham probably gets its first element from Old English ǣl ‘eel’.
Girl/Female
Australian, Finnish
Woman of Intelligence
EEL
EEL
Female
English
Short form of English Aletha, LETHA means "truth."
Male
Babylonian
, Athtor of the East.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Srinuvas | à®·à¯à®°à¯€ நà¯à®µà®¾à®¸
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a church, from Middle English chirche (see Church) + man.Possibly a translation of German Kirchmann (see Kirchman).
Boy/Male
Assamese, Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit, Tamil, Traditional
Grandson of Lord Krishna
Boy/Male
English
Lives by the winding stream.
Female
German
 German, Swedish and Slovene form of Latin Agatha, AGATA means "good."Â
Biblical
villages; palaces
Girl/Female
Tamil
Adwitiya | அதà¯à®µà®¿à®¤à¯€à®¯
Unique, Matchless
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Feather.North German, Dutch, and Danish : from the Frisian personal name Vetter, meaning ‘relative’. Relationship terms were commonly used as personal names in Friesland.
EEL
EEL
EEL
EEL
EEL
n.
An elongated fish of many genera and species. The common eels of Europe and America belong to the genus Anguilla. The electrical eel is a species of Gymnotus. The so called vinegar eel is a minute nematode worm. See Conger eel, Electric eel, and Gymnotus.
n.
An eel split and broiled.
n.
A European fish (Zoarces viviparus), remarkable for producing living young; -- called also greenbone, guffer, bard, and Maroona eel. Also, an American species (Z. anguillaris), -- called also mutton fish, and, erroneously, congo eel, ling, and lamper eel. Both are edible, but of little value.
v. i.
To move about like an eel; to squirm.
v. i.
To twist about briskly with contor/ions like an eel or a worm; to wriggle; to writhe.
n.
The eelpout.
n.
An eel.
n.
A genus of plants of the Naiadaceae, or Pondweed family. Zostera marina is commonly known as sea wrack, and eelgrass.
n. pl.
An order of tailed aquatic amphibians, including Siren and Pseudobranchus. They have anterior legs only, are eel-like in form, and have no teeth except a small patch on the palate. The external gills are persistent through life.
n.
A brood of eels.
n.
An eelpot or eel basket.
n.
A spear with barbed forks for spearing eels.
adv.
Not prolonged, or relatively less prolonged, in utterance; -- opposed to long, and applied to vowels or to syllables. In English, the long and short of the same letter are not, in most cases, the long and short of the same sound; thus, the i in ill is the short sound, not of i in isle, but of ee in eel, and the e in pet is the short sound of a in pate, etc. See Quantity, and Guide to Pronunciation, //22, 30.
a.
Broiled or fried after being split lengthwise; -- said of eels.
n.
A boxlike structure with funnel-shaped traps for catching eels; an eelbuck.
n.
A small lamprey eel; the pride.
v. t.
To stew, as flounders, eels, etc., with just enough or liquid to cover them.