Aprognathodon platyventris | |
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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 |
Aprognathodon platyventris, or the Stripe eel, is a species of eel in the family Ophichthidae. It is the only member of it's genus. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean from the Florida Keys through the Caribbean islands to Venezuela occurring in reef environments.