Earthworm snake-eel

Earthworm snake-eel
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]
  • Ophichthys timorensis Günther, 1870
  • Ophichthus timorensis Günther, 1870

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]

References

  1. Synonyms of Yirrkala timorensis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names for Yirrkala timorensis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 1 2 Yirrkala timorensis at www.fishbase.org.
  4. 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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