Fish Identification

Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae Snake eels
Subfamily: Ophichthinae
Genus: Yirrkala

Class:     Order:    
Family:  Subfamily:   Genus: 

Ocean (marine/brackish) or Continent (freshwater):
Territory:
Only include species occuring above: m
Total number of spines in dorsal and anal fins (optional).        Enter total length (TL) and maximum body depth (BD)  

17 species

Show family drawing(s) | See list of species below | Export file

1 of 1 Jump to:
Photo by McCosker, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 39.5 cm TL
Yirrkala calyptra McCosker, 2011
Photo by McCosker, J.E.
 
Yirrkala calyptra
No picture found
 
Yirrkala chaselingi
No picture found
 
Yirrkala fusca
No picture found

Max. Length 15.3 cm TL
 
Yirrkala gjellerupi
No picture found

Max. Length 25.8 cm TL
 
Yirrkala insolitus
No picture found

Max. Length 35 cm TL
 
Yirrkala kaupii
Photo by SFSA

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 44 cm TL
Yirrkala lumbricoides (Bleeker, 1864)
Photo by SFSA
 
Yirrkala lumbricoides
[Earthworm snake-eel]
No picture found
 
Yirrkala macrodon
No picture found

Max. Length 37.5 cm NG
 
Yirrkala maculata
Photo by Bucol, A.A.

Western Central Pacific.
Max. Length 51.2 cm TL
Yirrkala misolensis (Günther, 1872)
Photo by Bucol, A.A.
 
Yirrkala misolensis
[Misol snake eel]
No picture found
 
Yirrkala moluccensis
Photo by McCosker, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 43.4 cm TL
Yirrkala moorei McCosker, 2006
Photo by McCosker, J.E.
 
Yirrkala moorei
Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 49.6 cm TL
Yirrkala nkust Hibino & Ho, 2024
Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Yirrkala nkust
[White-mask snake eel]
No picture found

Max. Length 23 cm TL
 
Yirrkala omanensis
[Oman snake eel]
Photo by McCosker, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 43.8 cm TL
Yirrkala ori McCosker, 2011
Photo by McCosker, J.E.
 
Yirrkala ori
No picture found
 
Yirrkala philippinensis
Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 53 cm TL
Yirrkala tenuis (Günther, 1870)
Photo by SFSA
 
Yirrkala tenuis
[Thin sand-eel]


Sort by: Species Length Year
1 of 1 Jump to:
Export file
n = 17

Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Yirrkala calyptra Western Pacific 39.5 TL 2011
Yirrkala chaselingi Western Central Pacific. 1940
Yirrkala fusca Western Indian Ocean 1793
Yirrkala gjellerupi Asia 15.3 TL 1916
Yirrkala insolitus Western Pacific 25.8 TL 1999
Yirrkala kaupii Asia 35 TL 1858
Yirrkala lumbricoides Earthworm snake-eel Indo-Pacific. 44 TL 1864
Yirrkala macrodon Western Pacific 1863
Yirrkala maculata Indian Ocean 37.5 NG 1964
Yirrkala misolensis Misol snake eel Western Central Pacific. 51.2 TL 1872
Yirrkala moluccensis Western Central Pacific 1864
Yirrkala moorei Western Central Pacific 43.4 TL 2006
Yirrkala nkust White-mask snake eel Northwest Pacific 49.6 TL 2024
Yirrkala omanensis Oman snake eel Western Indian Ocean 23 TL 1939
Yirrkala ori Western Indian Ocean 43.8 TL 2011
Yirrkala philippinensis Western Pacific 1936
Yirrkala tenuis Thin sand-eel Western Indian Ocean 53 TL 1870



Other identification tools in FishBase


Quick Identification
Identification keys
Identification by morphometrics
Identification by pictures:
          If you already know the Family, go to Search FishBase, select Family and click on 'Identification by pictures' to display all available pictures in FishBase for the family.

          If you already know the Territory, go to Search FishBase, select Territory and click on 'Identification by pictures' to display all available pictures in FishBase for the territory.

          If you already know the Ecosystem, go to Search FishBase, select Ecosystem and click on 'Identification by pictures' to display all available pictures in FishBase for the ecosystem.
cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013
Back to Search
Back to Top