Yirrkala moorei is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).Yirrkala moorei at www.fishbase.org. It was described by John E. McCosker in 2006.McCosker, J. E., 2006 (18 Apr.) [ref. 29014] A new species of sand eel, Yirrkala moorei (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), from the South Pacific. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 57 (no. 10): 373-377. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western central Pacific Ocean, including Marquesas and American Samoa. It dwells at a depth range of . A juvenile male specimen measured a total length of .
The species epithet "moorei" refers to Gordon E. Moore.
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