Earthworm snake-eel
The earthworm snake-eel[2] (Yirrkala timorensis) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by Albert Günther in 1870.[4] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific. It is known to dwell at a depth of 20 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 44 centimetres.[3]
| Earthworm snake-eel | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Yirrkala |
| Species: | Y. timorensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Yirrkala timorensis (Günther, 1870) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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References
- Synonyms of Yirrkala timorensis at www.fishbase.org.
- Common names for Yirrkala timorensis at www.fishbase.org.
- Yirrkala timorensis at www.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
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