Hoeven's snake eel
| Hoeven's snake eel | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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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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
- ^ 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.