| Monognathus boehlkei | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Monognathidae |
| Genus: | Monognathus |
| Species: | M. boehlkei |
| Binomial name | |
| Monognathus boehlkei Bertelsen & Nielsen, 1987 | |
Monognathus boehlkei is a deep-sea eel inhabiting all oceans at depths up to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft). Little is known of this species.
Description
The species is characterized by a distinctive high number of anal fin rays and a short, blunt head with a straight lower jaw. It is unpigmented or transparent, with five or six spots of pigment along the body. Individuals are sized at around 55–70 millimetres (2.2–2.8 in) in length.
Distribution
Monognathus boehlkei is found mainly in the eastern and western Atlantic ocean.
References
- Moore, J. (2019). "Monognathus boehlkei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T68064271A131494046. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T68064271A131494046.en. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ BÖHLKE, EUGENIA B.; BÖHLKE, JAMES E.; LEIBY, MARK M.; McCOSKER, JOHN E.; BERTELSEN, E.; ROBINS, CATHERINE H.; ROBINS, C. RICHARD; SMITH, DAVID G.; TIGHE, KENNETH A. (1989). Orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes: Part 9, Volume 1. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-1-933789-19-4. JSTOR j.ctvbcd0dm.
- Bailly, Nicolas (2008). "Monognathus boehlkei Bertelsen & Nielsen". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Monognathus boehlkei | |