Key worm eel

Key worm eel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Subfamily: Myrophinae
Genus: Ahlia
D. S. Jordan & B. M. Davis, 1892
Species:
A. egmontis
Binomial name
Ahlia egmontis
(D. S. Jordan, 1884)
Synonyms
  • Myrophis egmontis Jordan, 1884
  • Leptocephalus crenatus Strömman, 1896
  • Leptocephalus humilis Strömman, 1896
  • Leptocephalus hexastigma Regan, 1916
  • Myrophis macrophthalmus Parr, 1930
  • Myrophis microps Parr, 1930

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". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015 e.T199311A2581219. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T199311A2581219.en. Retrieved 23 December 2017.


allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahlia