Yirrkala chaselingi
| Yirrkala chaselingi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Yirrkala |
| Species: | Y. chaselingi |
| Binomial name | |
| Yirrkala chaselingi Whitley, 1940 | |
Yirrkala chaselingi, known commonly as the Chingilt in Australia,[1] is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Gilbert Percy Whitley in 1940.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western central Pacific Ocean.[2]
References
- ↑ Common names of Yirrkala chaselingi at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Yirrkala chaselingi at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Whitley, G. P., 1940 (9 Dec.) [ref. 4699] See ref. online Illustrations of some Australian fishes. Australian Zoologist v. 9 (pt 4): 397-428, Pls. 30-31.
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