Caralophia loxochila, the Slantlip eel, 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 in shallow waters around the Florida Keys, Bahamas and Brazil.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Subfamily: | Ophichthinae |
| Genus: | Caralophia J. E. Böhlke, 1955 |
| Species: | C. loxochila
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| Binomial name | |
| Caralophia loxochila J. E. Böhlke, 1955
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References
edit- ^ McCosker, J. (2015). "Caralophia loxochila". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T199347A2585861. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T199347A2585861.en. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Caralophia loxochila". FishBase. June 2011 version.
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