Lethogoleos
Species of fish
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Lethogoleos andersoni, or the forgetful snake-eel, is a species of eel in the family Ophichthidae. It is the only member of its genus. It is found only in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of South Carolina.
| Lethogoleos | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Subfamily: | Ophichthinae |
| Genus: | Lethogoleos McCosker & J. E. Böhlke, 1982 |
| Species: | L. andersoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Lethogoleos andersoni McCosker & J. E. Böhlke, 1982 | |