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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].
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Size 1080mm or 42.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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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)
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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror v. 2 (2), pp 97, Pl. 50 (figs. 6-9)
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Last Update 2013 Jul 15 11:53 (species record created: 2013 Apr 02 06:11)