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Thin Sand Eel

Yirrkala tenuis (Günther 1870)

Diagnostic Description

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Olive brown above, dusky on head, lighter below (Ref. 3972).
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Morphology

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Vertebrae: 167 - 174
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Biology

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Found in estuaries. Enters freshwater (Ref. 13246).
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Thin sand-eel

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The thin sand-eel[2] (Yirrkala tenuis) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by Albert Günther in 1870, originally under the genus Ophichthys.[4] It is a tropical, marine and freshwater eel which is known from the western Indian Ocean, including the Red Sea, South Africa, Mauritius and Réunion. Males can reach a maximum total length of 53 centimetres (21 in).[3]

References

  1. ^ Synonyms of Yirrkala tenuis at fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names of Yirrkala tenuis at fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b Yirrkala tenuis at fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Günther, A., 1870 (25 June) [ref. 1995] Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Gymnotidae, Symbranchidae, Muraenidae, Pegasidae, and of the Lophobranchii, Plectognathi, Dipnoi, ...[thru] ... Leptocardii, in the British Museum. v. 8: i-xxv + 1-549.
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Thin sand-eel: Brief Summary

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The thin sand-eel (Yirrkala tenuis) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Albert Günther in 1870, originally under the genus Ophichthys. It is a tropical, marine and freshwater eel which is known from the western Indian Ocean, including the Red Sea, South Africa, Mauritius and Réunion. Males can reach a maximum total length of 53 centimetres (21 in).

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