Yirrkala nkust

Taxonavigation: Congroidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Elopocephalai Supercohors: Elopocephala Cohors/Superordo: Elopomorpha Ordo: Anguilliformes Subordo: Congroidei

Familia: Ophichthidae
Subfamilia: Ophichthinae
Genus: Yirrkala

Species: Yirrkala nkust

Name

Yirrkala nkust Y. Hibino & H.-C. Ho, 2024

• Holotype: NMMB-P38652.

• Type locality:Chi-kan (赤崁), Bai-sha, northern Penghu, off western Taiwan, Taiwan Strait, circa 23°40'N, 119°36.6'E, depth about 30-50 meters.

• Etymology: Named for National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology.

References

Hibino, Y. and H.-C. Ho. 2024. Species of the snake eel genus Yirrkala Whitley, 1940 from Taiwan, with descriptions of a new species and two new records (Anguilliformes, Ophichthidae). ZooKeys No. 1220: 45-62. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/130885/