Animal Diversity Web

Synaphobranchus affinis

Gilbert's synaphobranchid eel

Kingdom Animalia (animals)
- Eumetazoa (metazoans)
  - Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
    - Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
      - Phylum Chordata (chordates)
        
        Craniata (craniates)
        
        Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
        
        Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
        
        Euteleostomi (bony vertebrates)
        
        Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
        
        Order Anguilliformes (eels)
        
        Family Synaphobranchidae (Cutthroat eels)
        
        Genus Synaphobranchus
        
        Species Synaphobranchus affinis (Gilbert's synaphobranchid eel)