Yirrkala kaupii is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1858, originally under the genus Sphagebranchus.[3] It is a tropical, freshwater eel which is known from Indonesia and the Philippines. Males can reach a maximum total length of 35 centimetres (14 in).[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Yirrkala |
| Species: | Y. kaupii
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| Binomial name | |
| Yirrkala kaupii (Bleeker, 1858)
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References
edit- ^ Synonyms of Yirrkala kaupii at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Yirrkala kaupii at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Bleeker, P., 1858 [ref. 16962] Twaalfde bijdrage tot de kennis der vischfauna van Celebes. Visschen van Manado. Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 5: 1-4. [Date of publication from Kottelat 2011:78 [ref. 31413] as 1858.]
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