Aprognathodon platyventris

Aprognathodon platyventris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
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 its genus. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean from the Florida Keys through the Caribbean islands to Venezuela in reef environments.

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