Eel is a kind of fish in the class Osteichthyes, which is an edible fish. There are many different kinds of eels. The difference between these different species is relatively large, some of them are living in the ocean, is a marine fish, belongs to the eel; Some live in rivers, that is to say, freshwater fish, and these are river eels. Among them, the river eel is also known as "white eel". Therefore, eel and white eel refer to the same kind of fish, but they refer to different areas. White eel is a kind of eel.
As mentioned above, the scope of eel is relatively large. White eel is a kind of eel, and the scope is relatively small. It only refers to the eel species that live in rivers, that is, in fresh water. Therefore, it can be said that white eels are eels, but not all eels belong to white eels. Eels also contain other species that live in the ocean and belong to the conger eel, which can not be called white eel. Therefore, it can be said that the difference between eel and white eel is the difference in scope, and they should not be confused because they have the relationship of inclusion and inclusion.
