Pisodonophis hijala

Pisodonophis hijala is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton in 1822, originally under the genus Ophisurus. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific.

Pisodonophis hijala
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Pisodonophis
Species:
P. hijala
Binomial name
Pisodonophis hijala
(Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Ophisurus hijala Hamilton, 1822
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