Key worm eel
| Key worm eel | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Ahlia D. S. Jordan & B. M. Davis, 1892 |
| Species: | A. egmontis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ahlia egmontis (D. S. Jordan, 1884) | |
The key worm eel, Ahlia egmontis, is a species of eel in the family Ophichthidae. It is the only member of its genus. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean from Canada through the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean islands to Brazil in reef environments.
References
- ↑ McCosker, J. (2015). "Ahlia egmontis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.4. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Ahlia egmontis" in FishBase. June 2011 version.
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