Misol snake eel
Appearance
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Misol snake eel | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Yirrkala |
Species: | Y. misolensis
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Binomial name | |
Yirrkala misolensis (Günther, 1872)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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The Misol snake eel[2] (Yirrkala misolensis) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by Albert Günther in 1872, originally under the genus Ophichthys.[4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western central Pacific Ocean.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Synonyms of Yirrkala misolensis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names of Yirrkala misolensis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Yirrkala misolensis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Günther, A., 1872 (1 Dec.) [ref. 18195] On some new species of reptiles and fishes collected by J. Brenchley, Esq. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 10 (no. 60) (art,. 60): 418-426.