Eel

 Eel

Common Name: American Eel

Description: Shape and size - They have elongated shaped bodies and are 6-12cm in length.
Symmetry: Bilateral
Skeleton: Endoskeleton
Features: They have pointed heads and their dorsal fins are usually continuous up to their anal fins. Their scales are thin and soft.

Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii           
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Anguillidae
Genus: Anguilla
Species: Eel

Ecology: Relationships with other organisms - Eels fear predation from predatory fish and eels prey on glass eels.