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Yirrkala maculata

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Species of fish

Yirrkala maculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Yirrkala
Species: Y. maculata
Binomial name
Yirrkala maculata
(Klausewitz, 1964)
Synonyms
  • Caecula maculata Klausewitz, 1964

Yirrkala maculata is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Wolfgang Klausewitz in 1964, originally under the genus Caecula. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western central Pacific Ocean.

References

  1. Synonyms of Yirrkala maculata at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Yirrkala maculata at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Klausewitz, W., 1964 (21 Dec.) Zwei neue Arten von aalartigen Fischen aus dem Indischen Ozean (Pisces, Apodes, Muraenidae, Ophichthidae). Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 45 (no. 6): 665-669.
Yirrkala
Species
Taxon identifiers
Yirrkala maculata


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