Me and a friend are debating this and i was thinking MFK can help us out. please state whether or not spiny eels are really eels and why.
Are spiny eels actual eels?
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Assuming that scientific nomenclature is your criterion, no. They are not true eels. "Anguilliformes" is the only order to be considered "true" eels, and does not include our spiny fellows.
^^ +1 All true eels are either brackish or SW. I read somewhere that spinies are more closely related to loaches, but I never found out whether or not that was true (they do look somewhat similar, though).
No, they definitely are not, they are considered fish. The eels that you would catch in the wild are considered to be REAL eels, but not the ones you find in stores.
Polyptasaurus;4756722; said:
What are you saying? If you get a snowflake eel from a fish store its not a real eel?
Your incorrect, yes the spiney eels are not true eels but if I go to a store and buy a snowflake eel or a green moray they are true eels and just because there from a store doesn't mean there not true eels
^^ I think you forgot to insert a "not" in that last sentence, but other than that, I agree. And I also dislike the statement "No, they definitely are not, they are considered fish" considering eels are also fish.
VLDesign;4759091; said:
Eels in the genus Anguilla have pectoral fins and some spend quite some time in freshwater.