Thin sand-eel

The thin sand-eel^[2] (Yirrkala tenuis) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).^[3] It was described by Albert Günther in 1870, originally under the genus Ophichthys.^[4] It is a tropical, marine and freshwater eel which is known from the western Indian Ocean, including the Red Sea, South Africa, Mauritius and Réunion. Males can reach a maximum total length of 53 centimetres (21 in).^[3]

Thin sand-eel
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Yirrkala
Species:	Y. tenuis
Binomial name
Yirrkala tenuis (Günther, 1870)
Synonyms[1]
Ophichthys tenuis Günther, 1870 Pantonora tenuis (Günther, 1870) Caecula natalensis Fowler, 1934