Yirrkala omanensis

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 omanensis

Name

Yirrkala omanensis (J. R. Norman, 1939)

• Holotype: BMNH1939.5.24.650.

• Type locality:Gulf of Oman, station 72, depth 73 meters.

• Etymology: From the type locality, Oman.

Synonym

• Sphagebranchus omanensis J. R. Norman, 1939 [Original description].

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, 1220:45-62. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/130885/