Aprognathodon

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Aprognathodon
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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.