Synbranchiformes

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iSynbranchiforms
Monopterus albus
Monopterus albus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Synbranchiformes
Families

Synbranchidae
Chaudhuriidae
Mastacembelidae

Synbranchiformes, often called swamp eels, is an order of ray-finned fishes that are eel-like but have spiny rays, indicating that they belong to the superorder Acanthopterygii.