Thin sand-eel
Thin sand-eel |
Scientific classification |
Kingdom: |
Animalia |
Phylum: |
Chordata |
Class: |
Actinopterygii |
Order: |
Anguilliformes |
Family: |
Ophichthidae |
Genus: |
Yirrkala |
Species: |
Y. tenuis |
Binomial name |
Yirrkala tenuis (Günther, 1870) |
Synonyms[1] |
- Ophichthys tenuis Günther, 1870
- Pantonora tenuis (Günther, 1870)
- Caecula natalensis Fowler, 1934
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The Thin sand-eel[2] (Yirrkala tenuis) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by Albert Günther in 1870, originally under the genus Ophichthys.[4] It is a tropical, marine and freshwater eel which is known from the western Indian Ocean, including the Red Sea, South Africa, Mauritius and Réunion. Males can reach a maximum total length of 53 centimetres (21 in).[3]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Yirrkala tenuis at fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names of Yirrkala tenuis at fishbase.org.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Yirrkala tenuis at fishbase.org.
- ↑ Günther, A., 1870 (25 June) [ref. 1995] Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Gymnotidae, Symbranchidae, Muraenidae, Pegasidae, and of the Lophobranchii, Plectognathi, Dipnoi, ...[thru] ... Leptocardii, in the British Museum. v. 8: i-xxv + 1-549.