Key worm eel

Key worm eel
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Ahlia
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

  1. McCosker, J. (2015). "Ahlia egmontis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2015: e.T199311A2581219. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T199311A2581219.en. Retrieved 23 December 2017.


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