| Aprognathodon | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Subfamily: | Ophichthinae |
| Genus: | Aprognathodon J. E. Böhlke, 1967 |
| Species: | A. platyventris |
| Binomial name | |
| Aprognathodon platyventris J. E. Böhlke, 1967 | |
The stripe eel (Aprognathodon platyventris) is a species of eel in the family Ophichthidae. It is the only member of the genus Aprognathodon . It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean from the Florida Keys through the Caribbean islands to Venezuela in reef environments.
References
- McCosker, J. (2015). "Aprognathodon platyventris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T198996A2548270. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T198996A2548270.en. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Aprognathodon platyventris". FishBase. June 2011 version.
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| Aprognathodon | |
| Aprognathodon platyventris |
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