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Scientific Name | Pisodonophis cancrivorus (Richardson, 1848) |
Common Names | Burrowing Snake Eel Estuary Snake Eel, Longfin Snake Eel, Snake Eel |
Type Locality | Port Essington, Northern Territory, Australia [Arafura Sea, eastern Indian Ocean]. |
Species Information | |
Size | 1080mm or 42.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to French Polynesia, north to the Ogasawara Islands, south to Australia. Indian Ocean (click on these areas to find other species found there) Pacific (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror v. 2 (2), pp 97, Pl. 50 (figs. 6-9) |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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LFS label creator ARN ref:14.84.796.4735 | |
Last Update | 2013 Jul 15 11:53 (species record created: 2013 Apr 02 06:11) |