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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrophinae |
| Genus: | Ahlia D. S. Jordan & B. M. Davis, 1892 |
| Species: | A. egmontis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ahlia egmontis (D. S. Jordan, 1884)
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| Synonyms | |
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Leptocephalus crenatus | |
References
edit- ^ McCosker, J. (2015). "Ahlia egmontis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015. IUCN: e.T199311A2581219. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T199311A2581219.en. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ahlia egmontis". FishBase. June 2011 version.
External links
edit- Photos of Key worm eel on Sealife Collection
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