Yirrkala (fish)

Yirrkala is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae.[1][2] It is named after Yirrkala, an indigenous community in Arnhem Land, in the Northern Territory of Australia.[3]

Yirrkala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Subfamily: Ophichthinae
Genus: Yirrkala
Whitley, 1940
Synonyms

Pantonora Smith, 1965

Species

There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus:[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). Species of Yirrkala in FishBase. August 2015 version.
  2. Eschmeyer, W. N. and R. Fricke (eds) (2 November 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 November 2015.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Yirrkala chaselingi" in FishBase. August 2015 version.


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