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Aprognathodon

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

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

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Aprognathodon platyventris". FishBase. June 2011 version.