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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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Luthulenchelys McCosker, 2007 |
| Species: | L. heemstraorum
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| Luthulenchelys heemstraorum McCosker, 2007
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References edit
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Luthulenchelys heemstraorum" in FishBase. June 2011 version.
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