Taxonomy of Finfish (1+2)

3.3.1 Order: Auguilliformes

· Pelvic fins and supporting bones absent

· Pectoral fins absent in some fishes

· Skeleton lack bony connection to skull

· Anal fin and dorsal fin join with caudal fin

· Scales are usually absent

· Gill rakers absent

· Large swimbladder present

· Body slender and elongate

· Leafy, transparent like leptocephali larvae

· Myomeres are more than 100 in larva