Leptenchelys

Leptenchelys vermiformis, or the slender worm-eel, is a species of eel in the family Ophichthidae. It is the only member of its genus. It is found only in the Pacific Ocean in the vicinity of Costa Rica.

Leptenchelys
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Leptenchelys
G. S. Myers & Wade, 1941
Species:
L. vermiformis
Binomial name
Leptenchelys vermiformis
G. S. Myers & Wade, 1941

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