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Yirrkala gjellerupi (Weber & de Beaufort 1916)

Yirrkala gjellerupi

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Yirrkala gjellerupi is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Max Carl Wilhelm Weber and Lieven Ferdinand de Beaufort in 1916.[3] It is a tropical, freshwater eel which is known from northern New Guinea (Indonesia). It can reach a maximum total length of 15.3 centimetres (6.0 in).[2]

References

  1. ^ Synonyms of Yirrkala gjellerupi at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Yirrkala gjellerupi" in FishBase. August 2015 version.
  3. ^ Weber, M. and L. F. de Beaufort, 1916. The fishes of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. III. Ostariophysi: II Cyprinoidea, Apodes, Synbranchi. E. J. Brill, Leiden. v. 3: i-xv + 1-455.
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Yirrkala gjellerupi: Brief Summary

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Yirrkala gjellerupi is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Max Carl Wilhelm Weber and Lieven Ferdinand de Beaufort in 1916. It is a tropical, freshwater eel which is known from northern New Guinea (Indonesia). It can reach a maximum total length of 15.3 centimetres (6.0 in).

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