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Descriptor English: Eels
Descriptor Spanish: Anguilas
Descriptor anguilas
Scope note: Nombre común de un orden (Anguilliformes) de peces teleósteos, voraces, elongados, con aspecto de serpiente.
Descriptor Portuguese: Enguias
Descriptor French: Anguilliformes
Entry term(s): Anguilliformes
Eel
Tree number(s): B01.050.150.900.493.338
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004524
Scope note: Common name for an order (Anguilliformes) of voracious, elongate, snakelike teleost fishes.
Annotation: EELS, SWAMP see SMEGMAMORPHA and EEL, ELECTRIC see ELECTROPHORUS are also available
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CL classification
EM embryology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IN injuries
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
SU surgery
UR urine
VI virology
DeCS ID: 4594
Unique ID: D004524
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Eels - Preferred
Concept UI M0007117
Scope note Common name for an order (Anguilliformes) of voracious, elongate, snakelike teleost fishes.
Preferred term Eels
Entry term(s) Anguilliformes
Eel



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