Yirrkala kaupii
Appearance
Yirrkala kaupii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Yirrkala |
Species: | Y. kaupii
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Binomial name | |
Yirrkala kaupii (Bleeker, 1858)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Yirrkala kaupii is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1858, originally under the genus Sphagebranchus.[3] It is a tropical, freshwater eel which is known from Indonesia and the Philippines. Males can reach a maximum total length of 35 centimetres (14 in).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Synonyms of Yirrkala kaupii at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Yirrkala kaupii at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Bleeker, P., 1858 [ref. 16962] Twaalfde bijdrage tot de kennis der vischfauna van Celebes. Visschen van Manado. Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 5: 1-4. [Date of publication from Kottelat 2011:78 [ref. 31413] as 1858.]