Yirrkala moorei

Yirrkala moorei McCosker, 2006

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Yirrkala: Named for its type locality Yirrkala, Caledon Bay, Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia; moorei: Named for Gordon E. Moore.
Eponymy: Dr Gordon Earle Moore (d: 1929) is an American businessman, billionaire and philanthropist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: McCosker.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 25 - 454 m (Ref. 56883). Tropical

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Western Central Pacific: Marquesas and American Samoa.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 43.4 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 56883)

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Vertebrae: 162 - 173. Diagnosis: Color pale, overlain with a broad longitudinal brown stripe above the lateral midline. Head 6.3-6.9% of total length (TL); tail 48-52% of TL. Dorsal fin in advance of the gill openings. Eye above middle of upper jaw. Teeth conical, minute, uniserial on jaws and vomer. Total vertebrae 162-173 with mean vertebrae formula 4-77.5-167 (Ref. 56883).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Maximum length (434 mm) given was for an immature male.

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : McCosker, John E. | Collaborators

McCosker, J.E., 2006. A new species of sand eel, Yirrkala moorei (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), from the South Pacific. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 57(10):373-377. (Ref. 56883)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 25 November 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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