Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae Snake eels
Subfamily: Ophichthinae
Genus: Pisodonophis

(See list of species below)

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9 species (see list below)

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Photo by Ott, G.

Pisodonophis boro
[Rice-paddy eel]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Pisodonophis cancrivorus
[Longfin snake-eel]

No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 30.8 cm SL

Pisodonophis copelandi
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Pisodonophis daspilotus
[Blunt-toothed snake eel]

No picture found
Indo-Pacific.

Pisodonophis hijala
[]

Photo by FAO

Pisodonophis hoeveni
[Hoeven's snake eel]

No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 75 cm TL

Pisodonophis hypselopterus
[]

Photo by Kim, J.K.

Pisodonophis sangjuensis
[Korean Snake eel]

Photo by FAO

Pisodonophis semicinctus
[]

9 Species of Family Ophichthidae with Genus Pisodonophis
(Snake eels)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1822	Pisodonophis boro	Rice-paddy eel	Indo-West Pacific	100 TL
1848	Pisodonophis cancrivorus	Longfin snake-eel	Indo-Pacific	108 TL
1953	Pisodonophis copelandi		Western Central Pacific	30.8 SL
1898	Pisodonophis daspilotus	Blunt-toothed snake eel	Eastern Pacific	68 TL
1822	Pisodonophis hijala		Indo-Pacific.
1853	Pisodonophis hoeveni	Hoeven's snake eel	Indo-West Pacific	22 TL
1851	Pisodonophis hypselopterus		Asia	75 TL
2011	Pisodonophis sangjuensis	Korean Snake eel	Northwest Pacific	60.1 TL
1848	Pisodonophis semicinctus		Eastern Central Atlantic	80 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: AnguilliformesFamily: Ophichthidae Snake eelsSubfamily: OphichthinaeGenus: Pisodonophis(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae Snake eels
Subfamily: Ophichthinae
Genus: Pisodonophis

(See list of species below)