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Yirrkala (fish)

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Ophichthidae

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Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Anguilliformes

Rank
  
Genus

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.

Species

There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus:

References

Yirrkala (fish) Wikipedia