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Earthworm snake-eel

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The earthworm snake-eel[2] (Yirrkala timorensis) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by Albert Günther in 1870.[4] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific. It is known to dwell at a depth of 20 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 44 centimetres.[3]

References

  1. ^ Synonyms of Yirrkala timorensis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Yirrkala timorensis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b Yirrkala timorensis at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Günther, A., 1870 (25 June) [ref. 1995] Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Gymnotidae, Symbranchidae, Muraenidae, Pegasidae, and of the Lophobranchii, Plectognathi, Dipnoi, ...[thru] ... Leptocardii, in the British Museum. v. 8: i-xxv + 1-549
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Earthworm snake-eel: Brief Summary

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The earthworm snake-eel (Yirrkala timorensis) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Albert Günther in 1870. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific. It is known to dwell at a depth of 20 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 44 centimetres.

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