Pisodonophis copelandi

Pisodonophis copelandi

Ophichthid Fish beneath Central Pacific

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Southeast Asia
Anguilliform
Medium
Tropical fish

Pisodonophis copelandi is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Albert William Herre in 1953. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Philippines, in the western central Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Pisodonophis
Maximum length: 30.8 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Central Pacific: Manila Bay, Luzon, Philippines.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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