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Yirrkala calyptra McCosker, 2011

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality, Queensland, Fraser Island, Platypus Bay, between Moon Point and Rooney Point, AMS I.45310-001 (holotype of Yirrkala calyptra, 39.5 cm TL, gravid female) (Ref. 86861).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: McCosker, J.E., 2011
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Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Yirrkala: Named for its type locality Yirrkala, Caledon Bay, Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia.;  calyptra: Name from Greek word meaning veil, referring to its facial coloration; noun in apposition..
  More on author: McCosker.

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

marino demersale.   Tropical

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze |
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