Pisodonophis hypselopterus

Pisodonophis hypselopterus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Pisodonophis
Species:	P. hypselopterus
Binomial name
	Pisodonophis hypselopterus; (Bleeker, 1851)
Synonyms[1]
	Ophiurus hypselopterus Bleeker, 1851; Ophisurus hypselopterus Bleeker, 1851; Pisoodonophis hypselopterus (Bleeker, 1851);

Pisodonophis hypselopterus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1851, originally under the genus Ophisurus.[3] It is a tropical, freshwater and brackish water-dwelling eel which is known from Borneo, Indonesia, and Pohnpei in Asia. Males can reach a maximum total length of 75 centimetres (30 in).[2]

Due to a lack of information on its ecology and habitat, the IUCN redlist currently lists P. hypselopterus as Data Deficient. It notes, however, that its habitat is under threat due to degradation of neighbouring forests.[4]

References

Synonyms of Pisodonophis hypselopterus at www.fishbase.org.
Pisodonophis hypselopterus at www.fishbase.org.
Bleeker, P., 1851 [ref. 327] Derde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Borneo, met beschrijving van eenige nieuwe soorten van zoetwatervisschen. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 2: 57-70.
Pisodonophis hypselopterus at the IUCN redlist.

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[1] Synonyms of Pisodonophis hypselopterus at www.fishbase.org.

[Fishbase-2] Pisodonophis hypselopterus at www.fishbase.org.

[Bleeker,_1851-3] Bleeker, P., 1851 [ref. 327] Derde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Borneo, met beschrijving van eenige nieuwe soorten van zoetwatervisschen. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 2: 57-70.

[IUCN_redlist-4] Pisodonophis hypselopterus at the IUCN redlist.