Monognathus ahlstromi | |
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Conservation status
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![]() Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Monognathidae |
Genus: | Monognathus |
Species: | M. ahlstromi
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Binomial name | |
Monognathus ahlstromi Raju, 1974[2][3]
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Monognathus ahlstromi, the paddletail onejaw, is an ocean-dwelling eel found in the North Pacific Ocean off of the coast of the United States. It is found up to a depth of 2,000 m (6,600 ft).[4][5] It does not provide parental care.[5] Little information is currently known about its habits or full distribution.