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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]. |
| Synonym(s) | Myrophis chrysogaster, Ophichthus chilkensis, Ophichthus madagascariensis, Ophichthys cancrivorus, Ophichthys madagascariensis, Ophisurus baccidens, Ophisurus brachysoma, Ophisurus cancrivomer, Ophisurus cancrivorus, Ophisurus nigrepinnis, Ophisurus schaapii, Ophisurus sinensis, Ophiurus baccidens, Pisodonophis cancricorus, Pisodonophis cancrivorous, Pisodonophis chilkensis, Pisodonphis cancrivorus, Pisoodonophis cancrivorus |
| 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) Login to view the 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. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
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 | Look up P. cancrivorus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up P. cancrivorus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:14.84.796.4735 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:05 (species record created: 2013 Apr 02 06:11) |