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An eel is a fish in the order of Anguilliformes.

Eel, EEL or eels may also refer to:

Animals

Amphibians

• Congo eel, amphibians of the genus Amphiuma (order Caudata)
• Siren intermedia or two-legged eel or mud eel
• Rubber eel, an aquatic caecilian of the family Typhlonectidae (order Gymnophiona)

Ray-finned fish

• Electric eel, a genus of knifefish in the order Gymnotiformes
• Deep-sea spiny eels, a common name for fish in the family Notacanthidae, order Notacanthiformes
• Fire eel
• Spiny eel
• Swamp eel

People

• Camille Henry (1933–1997), Canadian National Hockey League player nicknamed "The Eel"
• Eric Moussambani (born 1978), Equatorial Guinean swimmer nicknamed "Eric the Eel"

Places

• Eel Glacier, Washington state, United States
• Eel Lake, Oregon, United States
• Eels Lake, Ontario, Canada
• Eel River (disambiguation)
• Eel Township, Cass County, Indiana, United States
• Crag Hill, Lake District, UK, a mountain formerly known as Eel Crag

Arts and entertainment

• Eels (band), a musical group
• "Eels" (The Mighty Boosh), a 2007 episode of The Mighty Boosh
• The Eel (film), a 1997 Japanese film
• USS Eel, a fictional submarine in the novel Run Silent, Run Deep and its film adaptation
• "Eel", 3rd episode of Servant (TV series)

Fictional characters

• Eel (comics), two Marvel Comics villains
• Eel (G.I. Joe), a set of fictional characters in the G.I. Joe universe
• The Eel (fictional character), a pulp fiction character
• Eel O'Brien, real name of Plastic Man, a comic book superhero

Other uses

• Eel as food
• Electron energy loss spectroscopy
• Entwicklung und Erprobung von Leichtflugzeugen, a German aircraft design concern based in Putzbrunn
• Environmentally Endangered Lands, a wildland conservation program in Brevard County, Florida
• Extensible Embeddable Language, a scripting and programming language
• Parramatta Eels, an Australian rugby league club
• USS Eel (SS-354), a projected United States Navy submarine
• Elastic potential energy, sometimes abbreviated as "eel" in Physics

See also

• EAL (disambiguation)
• Eeles, a name

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