Hoeven's snake eel
Appearance
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Hoeven's snake eel | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Pisodonophis |
Species: | P. hoeveni
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Binomial name | |
Pisodonophis hoeveni (Bleeker, 1853)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Hoeven's snake eel[2] (Pisodonophis hoeveni) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1853, originally under the genus Ophisurus.[4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from three specimens found in the Indo-Western Pacific, including Sulawesi, Indonesia, the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. It is known to inhabit shallow water and lagoons. Males are known to reach a total length of 22 centimetres (8.7 in).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Synonyms of Pisodonophis hoeveni at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names for Pisodonophis hoeveni at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Pisodonophis hoeveni at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Bleeker, P., 1853 [ref. 16912] Vierde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Celebes. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 5: 153-174.