Yirrkala kaupii (Bleeker, 1858)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Yirrkala kaupii (Bleeker, 1858)
- Name authority
- (Bleeker, 1858)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Anguilliformes
- Family
- Ophichthidae
- Genus
- Yirrkala
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderAnguilliformes
- familyOphichthidae Günther, 1870
- subfamilyOphichthinae Günther, 1870
- genusYirrkala Whitley, 1940
- speciesYirrkala kaupii (Bleeker, 1858)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Yirrkala. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Yirrkala insolitus McCosker, 1999 | OphichthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Yirrkala gjellerupi (Weber & de Beaufort, 1916) | OphichthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Yirrkala misolensis (Günther, 1872) | OphichthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Yirrkala moorei McCosker, 2006 | OphichthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Yirrkala philippinensis (Herre, 1936) | OphichthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Yirrkala calyptra McCosker, 2011 | OphichthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Yirrkala chaselingi Whitley, 1940 | OphichthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Yirrkala fusca (Zuiew, 1793) | OphichthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Yirrkala lumbricoides (Bleeker, 1864) | OphichthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Sphagebranchus kaupii Bleeker, 1858 Bleeker, 1858 | synonym |
| Yirrkala kaupi (Bleeker, 1858) (Bleeker, 1858) | synonym |
| Caecula kaupi (Bleeker, 1858) (Bleeker, 1858) | synonym |
| Ophichthys kaupii (Bleeker, 1858) (Bleeker, 1858) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=278950 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5CRTW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.