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Earthworm snake-eel

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Species of fish

Earthworm snake-eel
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Yirrkala
Species: Y. lumbricoides
Binomial name
Yirrkala lumbricoides
(Bleeker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Ophichthus timorensis Günther, 1870
  • Yirrkala timorensis Günther, 1870

The earthworm snake-eel Yirrkala lumbricoides (Bleeker, 1864), (previously Yirrkala timorensis) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). 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.

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. ^ Yirrkala timorensis at www.fishbase.org.
Yirrkala
Species
Taxon identifiers
Yirrkala timorensis
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