Description

Vertebrae: 167 - 174. Olive brown above, dusky on head, lighter below (Ref. 3972).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Anguilliformes

Family: Ophichthidae

Genus: Yirrkala

Species: Yirrkala tenuis (Günther, 1870)

Climate Zone

Biology

Found in estuaries. Enters freshwater (Ref. 13246).

Habitat

freshwater

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless