Yirrkala kaupii
Yirrkala kaupii |
Scientific classification |
Kingdom: |
Animalia |
Phylum: |
Chordata |
Class: |
Actinopterygii |
Order: |
Anguilliformes |
Family: |
Ophichthidae |
Genus: |
Yirrkala |
Species: |
Y. kaupii |
Binomial name |
Yirrkala kaupii (Bleeker, 1858) |
Synonyms[1] |
- Sphagebranchus kaupii Bleeker, 1858
- Ophichthys kaupii (Bleeker, 1858)
- Caecula kaupi (Bleeker, 1858)
- Yirrkala kaupi (Bleeker, 1858)
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Yirrkala kaupii is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1858, originally under the genus Sphagebranchus.[3] It is a tropical, freshwater eel which is known from Indonesia and the Philippines. Males can reach a maximum total length of 35 centimetres (14 in).[2]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Yirrkala kaupii at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Yirrkala kaupii at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Bleeker, P., 1858 [ref. 16962] Twaalfde bijdrage tot de kennis der vischfauna van Celebes. Visschen van Manado. Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 5: 1-4. [Date of publication from Kottelat 2011:78 [ref. 31413] as 1858.]