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Yirrkala moorei

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Yirrkala moorei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Yirrkala
Species:
Y. moorei
Binomial name
Yirrkala moorei
McCosker, 2006

Yirrkala moorei is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1] It was described by John E. McCosker in 2006.[2] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western central Pacific Ocean, including Marquesas and American Samoa. It dwells at a depth range of 25 to 454 metres (82 to 1,490 ft). A juvenile male specimen measured a total length of 43.4 centimetres (17.1 in).[1]

The species epithet "moorei" refers to Gordon E. Moore.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Yirrkala moorei at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ McCosker, J. E., 2006 (18 Apr.) [ref. 29014] A new species of sand eel, Yirrkala moorei (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), from the South Pacific. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 57 (no. 10): 373-377.