Yirrkala maculata

Yirrkala maculata is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).^[2] It was described by Wolfgang Klausewitz in 1964, originally under the genus Caecula.^[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western central Pacific Ocean.^[2]

Yirrkala maculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Yirrkala
Species:	Y. maculata
Binomial name
Yirrkala maculata (Klausewitz, 1964)
Synonyms[1]
Caecula maculata Klausewitz, 1964