Yirrkala moluccensis
Yirrkala moluccensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Yirrkala |
Species: | Y. moluccensis
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Binomial name | |
Yirrkala moluccensis (Bleeker, 1864)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Yirrkala moluccensis is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1864, originally under the genus .[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from Indonesia, in the western central Pacific Ocean.[2]
References[]
- ^ Synonyms of Yirrkala moluccensis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Yirrkala moluccensis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Bleeker, P., 1864-65 [ref. 4860] Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises, publié sous les auspices du Gouvernement colonial néêrlandaises. Tome IV. Murènes, Synbranches, Leptocéphales. v. 4: 1-150, Pls. 145-193.
Categories:
- Ophichthidae
- Fish described in 1864
- Ophichthidae stubs