Yirrkala

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Congroidei 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Elopocephalai
Supercohors: Elopocephala
Cohors/Superordo: Elopomorpha
Ordo: Anguilliformes
Subordo: Congroidei

Familia: Ophichthidae
Subfamilia: Ophichthinae
Genus: Yirrkala
Species: Y. calyptra – Y. chaselingi – Y. fusca – Y. gjellerupi – Y. insolitus – Y. kaupii – Y. macrodon – Y. maculata – Y. misolensis – Y. moluccensis – Y. moorei – Y. nkust – Y. omanensis – Y. ori – Y. tenuis – Y. timorensis

Name

  • Yirrkala Whitley, 1940: 410
    • Gender: feminine
    • Type species: Yirrkala chaselingi Whitley, 1940
      • Fixation: original designation

Synonyms

  • Pantonora Smith, 1965: (713) 719

References

  • Whitley, G.P. 1940: Illustrations of some Australian fishes. Australian Zoologist, 9 (pt 4): 397–428, Pls. 30-31.
  • Hibino, Y. & Ho, H-C. 2024. Species of the snake eel genus Yirrkala Whitley, 1940 from Taiwan, with descriptions of a new species and two new records (Anguilliformes, Ophichthidae). Pp 45–62 In Ho, H-C. (ed.). Biodiversity and taxonomy of fishes in Taiwan and adjacent waters. ZooKeys 1220: 1–242. Reference page.  DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1220.130885 Open access Reference page. 
  • McCosker, J.E. 2011: Two new Indo-Pacific species of the sand-eel genus Yirrkala (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae). Smithiana bulletin, 13: 45–50. PDF

Vernacular names

English: Snake Eels
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