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Leptenchelys
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Leptenchelys; G. S. Myers & Wade, 1941
Species:	L. vermiformis
Binomial name
	Leptenchelys vermiformis; G. S. Myers & Wade, 1941

Leptenchelys vermiformis, or the slender worm-eel, is a species of eel in the family Ophichthidae. It is the only member of its genus. It is found only in the Pacific Ocean in the vicinity of Costa Rica.

References

^ McCosker, J.; Béarez, P.; and Lea, B. (2010). "Leptenchelys vermiformis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183890A8195247. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183890A8195247.en. Retrieved 13 November 2024.

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Leptenchelys vermiformis". FishBase. June 2011 version.

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[iucn-1] McCosker, J.; Béarez, P.; and Lea, B. (2010). "Leptenchelys vermiformis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183890A8195247. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183890A8195247.en. Retrieved 13 November 2024.

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