Yirrkala nkust

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: Yirrkala nkust

Name

Yirrkala nkust Y. Hibino & H.-C. Ho, 2024

  • Holotype: NMMB-P38652.
  • Type locality:Chi-kan (赤崁), Bai-sha, northern Penghu, off western Taiwan, Taiwan Strait, circa 23°40'N, 119°36.6'E, depth about 30-50 meters.
  • Etymology: Named for National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology.

References

Hibino, Y. and H.-C. Ho. 2024. Species of the snake eel genus Yirrkala Whitley, 1940 from Taiwan, with descriptions of a new species and two new records (Anguilliformes, Ophichthidae). ZooKeys No. 1220: 45-62. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/130885/

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