Linkenchelys is a monospecific genus marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Synaphobranchidae, the cutthroat eels. The only species in the genus is Linkenelchys multipora which is only known from around the Bahamas at around 228 m (748 ft).
| Linkenchelys | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Synaphobranchidae |
| Subfamily: | Ilyophinae |
| Genus: | Linkenchelys D. G. Smith, 1989 |
| Species: | L. multipora
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| Binomial name | |
| Linkenchelys multipora D. G. Smith, 1989
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References
edit- ^ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G. & Tighe, K. (2022). "Linkenchelys multipora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T199209A2570201. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T199209A2570201.en. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Linkenchelys multipora". FishBase. June 2011 version.
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