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Hoeven's snake eel
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Pisodonophis
Species:	P. hoeveni
Binomial name
Pisodonophis hoeveni (Bleeker, 1853)
Synonyms
Ophisurus hoevenii Bleeker, 1853 Pisodonophis hoevenii (Bleeker, 1853)

Hoeven's snake eel (Pisodonophis hoeveni) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1853, originally under the genus Ophisurus. 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).

References

1. Synonyms of Pisodonophis hoeveni at www.fishbase.org.
2. Common names for Pisodonophis hoeveni at www.fishbase.org.
3. ^ Pisodonophis hoeveni at www.fishbase.org.
4. Bleeker, P., 1853 Vierde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Celebes. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 5: 153-174.

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