Yirrkala chaselingi

Yirrkala chaselingi, known commonly as the chingilt in Australia,^[1] is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).^[2] It was described by Gilbert Percy Whitley in 1940.^[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western central Pacific Ocean.^[2]

Yirrkala chaselingi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Yirrkala
Species:	Y. chaselingi
Binomial name
Yirrkala chaselingi Whitley, 1940