Mystery of Eels: Science Is Still Baffled Where They Actually Coming From

4. There Are Over 800 Species

Eels belong to the Anguilliformes order, which is made of 8 suborders, 111 genera, and in total, they make an incredible number of 800 species. It seems quite unimaginable to think that there are hundreds of species out there that we know of. Maybe in the future, we will see even more species discovered.