Yirrkala gjellerupi
| Yirrkala gjellerupi |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Chordata |
| Class: |
Actinopterygii |
| Order: |
Anguilliformes |
| Family: |
Ophichthidae |
| Genus: |
Yirrkala |
| Species: |
Y. gjellerupi |
| Binomial name |
Yirrkala gjellerupi
(Weber & de Beaufort, 1916) |
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| Synonyms[1] |
- Sphagebranchus gjellerupi Weber & de Beaufort, 1916
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Yirrkala gjellerupi is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Max Carl Wilhelm Weber and Lieven Ferdinand de Beaufort in 1916.[2] It is a tropical, freshwater eel which is known from northern New Guinea. Males can reach a maximum total length of 15.3 centimetres (6.0 in).[2]
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