Yirrkala Whitley 1940

GenusYirrkalaWhitley, 1940 Yirrkala Whitley, 1940: 410 (type species: Yirrkala chaselingi Whitley, 1940, by original designation). Distinguishing features. Body elongate, cylindrical; tail length generally equal or less than half of total length; all fins low but visible, dorsal-fin origin generally above or behind gill openings; no pectoral fins; snout subconical; anterior nostrils tubular and extremely short; teeth conical, mostly uniserial; gill openings ventral; and two preopercular pores (McCosker et al. 2007; McCosker 2022; this study).