Synonym: Apodes Latreille 1804
Parent taxon: Elopomorpha according to R. Betancur-R et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Albuliformes, Crossognathiformes, Elopiformes, Naiathaelon, Notacanthiformes, Saccopharygiformes, Saccopharyngiformes
Subtaxa: Anguilla, Anguillavus, Anguillidae, Anguilloidei, Anguilloides, Ariosoma, Bolcanguilla, Brannerion, Casierius, Congridae, Dalpiaziella, Deprandus, Dinelops, Echelus, Enchelion, Enchelyopus, Eoanguilla, Eodiaphyodus, Eomuraena, Eomyrophis, Eomyrus, Eurypharyngidae, Gazolapodus, Gnathophis, Goslinophis, Hajulia, Hildebrandia, Hoplunnis, Japonoconger, Laytonia, Luenchelys, Mastygocercus, Micromyrus, Milananguilla, Muraena, Muraenesocidae, Muraenesox, Muraenidae, Mylomyrus, Myroconger, Mystriophis, Nemichthyidae, Nettastoma, Notacanthus, Ophichthidae, Ophisurus, Palaeomyrus, Panturichthys, Paraconger, Paracongroides, Paranguilla, Parechelus, Patavichthys, Pisodonophis, Proserrivomer, Proteomyrus, Pseudoegertonia, Pseudophichthys, Pseudoxenomystax, Rhechias, Rhynchoconger, Rhynchocymba, Saccopharyngidae, Scalanago, Taenioconger, Urenchelyidae, Urenchelys, Uroconger, Veronanguilla, Whitapodus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore