Key worm eel

Key worm eel
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

  1. McCosker, J. (2015). "Ahlia egmontis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.4. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2 October 2016.


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