Yirrkala moluccensis is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).Yirrkala moluccensis at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1864, originally under the genus Pisoodonophis.Bleeker, P., 1864-65 [ref. 4860] Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises, publié sous les auspices du Gouvernement colonial néêrlandaises. Tome IV. Murènes, Synbranches, Leptocéphales. v. 4: 1-150, Pls. 145-193. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from Indonesia, in the western central Pacific Ocean.
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