Genus Yirrkala Whitley, 1940
- Yirrkala Whitley, G.P. 1940. Illustrations of some Australian fishes. The Australian Zoologist 9(4): 397-428 figs 1-45 pls 30-31 [410].
Type species:
Yirrkala chaselingi Whitley, 1940 by original designation.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
General References
McCosker, J.E. 1977. The osteology, classification, and relationships of the eel family Ophichthidae. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 41(1): 1-123 figs 1-45 [69]
McCosker, J.E. 1999. Pisces Anguilliformes: deepwater snake eels (Ophichthidae) from the New Caledonian region, southwest Pacific Ocean. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 180: 571-588 [583]
McCosker, J.E. 2011. Two new Indo-Pacific species of the sand-eel genus Yirrkala (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae). Smithiana, Publications in Aquatic Biodiversity, Bulletin 13: 45-50 [46]
McCosker, J.E., Boseto, D. & Jenkins, A. 2007. Redescription of Yirrkala gjellerupi, a poorly known freshwater Indo-Pacific snake eel (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae). Pacific Science 61(1): 141-144 [141]
McCosker, J.E. & Castle, P.H.J. 1986. Family No. 42: Ophichthidae. pp. 176-186 in Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Smith's Sea Fishes. Johannesburg : Macmillan South Africa xx + 1047 pp. 144 pls. [185]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2019 | ELOPOMORPHA | 27-Jul-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |
| 24-Sep-2011 | ANGUILLIFORMES | 24-Sep-2011 | MOVED | Dr Dianne Bray |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |