Aprognathodon

Aprognathodon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Subfamily: Ophichthinae
Genus: Aprognathodon
J. E. Böhlke, 1967
Species:
A. platyventris
Binomial name
Aprognathodon platyventris
J. E. Böhlke, 1967

The stripe eel (Aprognathodon platyventris) is a species of eel in the family Ophichthidae. It is the only member of the genus Aprognathodon . It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean from the Florida Keys through the Caribbean islands to Venezuela in reef environments.

References

  1. ^ McCosker, J. (2015). "Aprognathodon platyventris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T198996A2548270. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T198996A2548270.en. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
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