Yirrkala calyptra McCosker 2011
Illustration of the holotype (female) of Yirrkala calyptra, AMS I.45310-001, 395 mm TL. Source: John E. McCosker / California Academy of Sciences. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
Summary:
A very elongate yellowish snake eel, with a slightly darker back, and a distinctive black band from the lower rear corner of the eye to the rear of the jaws.
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Dianne J. Bray, Yirrkala calyptra in Fishes of Australia, accessed 20 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/4924
Yirrkala calyptra McCosker 2011
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Distribution |
Known only from the type locality off Fraser Island, Queensland - depth "about 10 fathoms". |
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Features |
An elongate species of Yirrkala with the unique combination of characters: head 6.3– 6.6% of total length (TL); tail 46–49% of TL; dorsalfin origin nearly above gill openings; eye behind middle of upper jaw; 4 supraorbital pores; teeth conical, minute, uniserial on jaws and posteriorly on vomer; total vertebrae 144–147; and mean vertebral formula 7–75–146. |
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Colour |
In preservative: body yellowish; snout, chin, anterior nostrils, inside of mouth and peritoneum pale; overlain with a fine dusting of brown punctuations on cheeks, forehead, above the gill basket, and above the lateral line. A thin, slightly darker mid-dorsal band flanks the transparent dorsal fin. Anal fin transparent. A black mark extends from the lower hind edge of the eye to the rictus. |
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Etymology |
The genus is named Yirrkala after the Aboriginal town on the Gove Peninsula, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. The specific name calyptra is from the Greek, and means veil, in reference to its facial colouration. |
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Species Citation |
Yirrkala calyptra McCosker 2011, Smithiana 13: 48, figs.4-6. Type locality: Fraser Island, Platypus Bay, 24°21'S, 152°30'E, Queensland, depth "probably about 10 fathoms". |
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Author |
Dianne J. Bray |
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Resources |
Yirrkala calyptra McCosker 2011
References
McCosker, J.E. 2011. Two new Indo-Pacific species of the sand-eel genus Yirrkala (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae). Smithiana, Publications in Aquatic Biodiversity, Bulletin 13: 45-50. PDF Open access
