Aprognathodon
Species of fish
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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.
| Aprognathodon | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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 | |
