1º_ It is commonly called 'eel' to the fish of the family Anguillidae, or of the family Gymnotidae as the 'electric eel'. 2º_ In naval engineering, the wood that holds the frame during the construction of the ship and before its launch is called 'eel'. 3º_ 'Anguilla' is the name of an island in the homonymous archipelago that is located in the Caribbean.