Earthworm snake-eel
Species of fish
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The earthworm snake-eel[2] Yirrkala lumbricoides (Bleeker, 1864),[3] (previously Yirrkala timorensis) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[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 total length of 44 centimetres.[4]
| Earthworm snake-eel | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Yirrkala |
| Species: | Y. lumbricoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Yirrkala lumbricoides (Bleeker, 1864) | |
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