Thin sand-eel explained

The thin sand-eel[1] (Yirrkala tenuis) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Albert Günther in 1870, originally under the genus Ophichthys.[3] 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 53cm (21inches).[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fishbase.org/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=15697&GenusName=Yirrkala&SpeciesName=tenuis&StockCode=14837 Common names of Yirrkala tenuis
  2. http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=15697&genusname=Yirrkala&speciesname=tenuis Yirrkala tenuis
  3. 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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