Monognathus ahlstromi

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.

Monognathus ahlstromi
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Monognathidae
Genus:	Monognathus
Species:	M. ahlstromi
Binomial name
Monognathus ahlstromi Raju, 1974[2][3]

Description

The dorsal and anal fins of Monognathus ahlstromi lack bony supports.^[6]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist Elbert H. Ahlstrom (1910–1979), of the Southwest Fisheries Center, of the National Marine Fisheries Service, who critically reviewed Raju’s manuscript before publication.^[7]