Yirrkala moluccensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Yirrkala
Species:
Y. moluccensis
Binomial name
Yirrkala moluccensis
(Bleeker, 1864)
Synonyms[1]
  • Pisoodonophis moluccensis Bleeker, 1864

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 Pisoodonophis.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from Indonesia, in the western central Pacific Ocean.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Synonyms of Yirrkala moluccensis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. 1 2 Yirrkala moluccensis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ↑ 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.


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