Oman snake eel

Yirrkala omanensis

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
West Asia
Anguilliform
Medium
Tropical fish

Yirrkala omanensis also known as the Oman snake eel is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by John Roxborough Norman in 1939, originally under the genus Sphagebranchus. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Gulf of Oman (from which its species epithet and common name are derived), in the western Indian Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Yirrkala
Maximum length: 23 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Gulf of Oman.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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