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Yirrkala kaupii

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Yirrkala kaupii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Anguilliformes
Family:
Ophichthidae
Genus:
Yirrkala
Species:
Y. kaupii
Binomial name
Yirrkala kaupii
(Bleeker, 1858)
Synonyms[1]
  • Sphagebranchus kaupii Bleeker, 1858
  • Ophichthys kaupii (Bleeker, 1858)
  • Caecula kaupi (Bleeker, 1858)
  • Yirrkala kaupi (Bleeker, 1858)

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

  1. ^ Synonyms of Yirrkala kaupii at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b Yirrkala kaupii at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ 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.]
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