Earthworm snake-eel

Earthworm snake-eel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Yirrkala
Species:
Y. lumbricoides
Binomial name
Yirrkala lumbricoides
(Bleeker, 1864)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ophichthus timorensis Günther, 1870
  • Yirrkala timorensis Günther, 1870

The earthworm snake-eel[2] Yirrkala lumbricoides (Bleeker, 1864),[3] (previously Yirrkala timorensis) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[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 total length of 44 centimetres.[4]

References

  1. ^ Synonyms of Yirrkala timorensis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Yirrkala timorensis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ "Yirrkala lumbricoides (Bleeker, 1864)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  4. ^ a b Yirrkala timorensis at www.fishbase.org.
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