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Marine Species: Ahlia egmontis
(Jordan, 1884)
Taxonomy Structure
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Ahlia |
| Species: | Ahlia egmontis |
Species Data:
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| Common Name: | Key worm eel |
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| Description: | Light beige with numerous black dots that are too small to be easily seen. The dorsal fin originates at a point above the top of the anal fin. The snout when viewed from the top is rounded, in a U-shape. |
| Habitat: | It inhabits algal beds in bays and mangroves to reefs off the coastline. Adults move to open sea to mate. |
| Color: | Light beige. |
| Geographical Distribution: | Western Atlantic Northwest Atlantic |
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