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Ophichthidae
key worm eel
Ahlia egmontis
Eel among seagrass mangroves and reefs
- Tropical
- Northern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- Central America and the Caribbean
- North America
- South America
- Anguilliform
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Anguilliform
Mediumkey worm eel is known around Western Atlantic as a marine fish; It occurs in reef habitat, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 43 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- True Eels
- Family
- Ophichthidae
- Genus
- Ahlia
- Maximum length
- 43 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- anguilliform
- Distribution
- Western Atlantic: Florida (USA), Bahamas, and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil. Northwest Atlantic: Canada.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
