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Yirrkala
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Yirrkala

Yirrkala is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae. It is named after Yirrkala, an indigenous community in Arnhem Land, in the Northern Territory of Australia.

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16 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 16 known species

Yirrkala misolensis

speciesYirrkala misolensis

Thin Sand Eel

speciesYirrkala tenuis

Yirrkala nkust

speciesYirrkala nkust

Yirrkala maculata

speciesYirrkala maculata

Yirrkala fusca

speciesYirrkala fusca

Yirrkala moorei

speciesYirrkala moorei

Chingilt

speciesYirrkala chaselingi

Yirrkala macrodon

speciesYirrkala macrodon

Yirrkala kaupii

speciesYirrkala kaupii

Yirrkala calyptra

speciesYirrkala calyptra

Yirrkala lumbricoides

speciesYirrkala lumbricoides

Yirrkala insolitus

speciesYirrkala insolitus

Yirrkala omanensis

speciesYirrkala omanensis

Yirrkala philippinensis

speciesYirrkala philippinensis

Yirrkala gjellerupi

speciesYirrkala gjellerupi

Yirrkala ori

speciesYirrkala ori

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 92898.