Yirrkala (fish)
| Yirrkala | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Yirrkala Whitley, 1940 |
Yirrkala is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae.
Species
There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Yirrkala calyptra J. E. McCosker, 2011
- Yirrkala chaselingi Whitley, 1940
- Yirrkala fusca Zuiew, 1793
- Yirrkala gjellerupi M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1916
- Yirrkala insolitus J. E. McCosker, 1999
- Yirrkala kaupii Bleeker, 1858
- Yirrkala macrodon Bleeker, 1863
- Yirrkala maculata Klausewitz, 1964
- Yirrkala misolensis Günther, 1872 (Misol snake-eel)
- Yirrkala moluccensis Bleeker, 1864
- Yirrkala moorei J. E. McCosker, 2006
- Yirrkala omanensis Norman, 1939 (Oman snake-eel)
- Yirrkala ori J. E. McCosker, 2011
- Yirrkala tenuis Günther, 1870 (Thin sand-eel)
- Yirrkala timorensis Günther, 1870 (Earthworm snake-eel)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2015). Species of Yirrkala in FishBase. February 2015 version.
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