Yirrkala calyptra | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Yirrkala |
Species: | Y. calyptra
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Binomial name | |
Yirrkala calyptra McCosker, 2011
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Yirrkala calyptra 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, tropical eel which is known from Queensland Australia, in the western Pacific Ocean. Males can reach a maximum total length of 35.8 centimetres (14.1 in), while females can reach a maximum TL of 39.5 centimetres (15.6 in). [1]
The species epithet "calyptra", treated as a noun in apposition, means "veil" in Greek, and refers to the eel's facial colouring. [1]
Yirrkala calyptra | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Yirrkala |
Species: | Y. calyptra
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Binomial name | |
Yirrkala calyptra McCosker, 2011
|
Yirrkala calyptra 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, tropical eel which is known from Queensland Australia, in the western Pacific Ocean. Males can reach a maximum total length of 35.8 centimetres (14.1 in), while females can reach a maximum TL of 39.5 centimetres (15.6 in). [1]
The species epithet "calyptra", treated as a noun in apposition, means "veil" in Greek, and refers to the eel's facial colouring. [1]