thin sand-eel

Yirrkala tenuis

Eel Over Sandy Bottoms

Tropical
Regional distribution
Indian Ocean
Africa
Anguilliform
Large
Tropical fish

The thin sand-eel (Yirrkala tenuis) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Albert Günther in 1870, originally under the genus Ophichthys. 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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Yirrkala
Maximum length: 53 cm
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea south to Natal, South Africa. Also reported from Mauritius and Reunion (Ref. 33390 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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