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Yirrkala ori

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Yirrkala ori
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Yirrkala
Species:
Y. ori
Binomial name
Yirrkala ori
McCosker, 2011

Yirrkala ori is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1] It was described by John E. McCosker in 2011.[2] It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from South Africa, in the western Indian Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 20 metres (66 ft), and inhabits substrates with coarse sand sediments. Males can reach a maximum total length of 43.8 centimetres (17.2 in), while females can reach a maximum TL of 35.3 centimetres (13.9 in).[1]

The species epithet "ori" consists of the initials of the Oceanographic Research Institute of South Africa, by which the key specimens of the species were collected.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Yirrkala ori at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ McCosker, J. E., 2011 (18 Apr.) [ref. 31260] Two new Indo-Pacific species of the sand-eel genus Yirrkala (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae). Smithiana, Publications in Aquatic Biodiversity, Bulletin No. 13: 45-50.