Yirrkala chaselingi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

  1. ↑ Common names of Yirrkala chaselingi at www.fishbase.org.
  2. 1 2 Yirrkala chaselingi at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ↑ 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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