Order Anguilliformes (Noun)
Meaning
Elongate fishes with pelvic fins and girdle absent or reduced.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Eels are a group of elongated fishes belonging to the order Anguilliformes, which also includes some related species such as catadromous and diadromous eels.
- Order Anguilliformes, comprising of eels, have distinct morphological characteristics that distinguish them from other types of fishes.
- Characteristics such as the presence of pectoral fins, small mouth and an elongated body shape distinguish eels in the order Anguilliformes.
- One notable difference in eels within the order Anguilliformes is that their girdles and fins have disappeared through time, probably because of a specific life cycle and body function.
- As eels from the order Anguilliformes often share very few of their species in some body morphology they make excellent subject matter in study on adaptations in evolutionary trends.