Luthulenchelys heemstraorum

Luthulenchelys heemstraorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Luthulenchelys
McCosker, 2007
Species: L. heemstraorum
Binomial name
Luthulenchelys heemstraorum
McCosker, 2007

Luthulenchelys heemstraorum is a species of eel in the family Ophichthidae. It is the only member of its genus. It is known only in the Indian Ocean in the vicinity of South Africa.

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