Yirrkala chaselingi

(Yirrkala chaselingi)

Description

Yirrkala chaselingi, known commonly as the Chingilt in Australia, is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Gilbert Percy Whitley in 1940. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western central Pacific Ocean.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Anguilliformes
Family:Ophichthidae
Genus:Yirrkala
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