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Misol snake eel

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Misol snake eel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Yirrkala
Species:
Y. misolensis
Binomial name
Yirrkala misolensis
(Günther, 1872)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ophichthys misolensis Günther, 1872

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

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  1. ^ Synonyms of Yirrkala misolensis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names of Yirrkala misolensis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b Yirrkala misolensis at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ 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.