Luthulenchelys

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.

Luthulenchelys
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Subfamily:	Ophichthinae
Genus:	Luthulenchelys McCosker, 2007
Species:	L. heemstraorum
Binomial name
Luthulenchelys heemstraorum McCosker, 2007