Pisodonophis cancrivorus

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Congroidei 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Elopocephalai
Supercohors: Elopocephala
Cohors/Superordo: Elopomorpha
Ordo: Anguilliformes
Subordo: Congroidei

Familia: Ophichthidae
Subfamilia: Ophichthinae
Genus: Pisodonophis
Species (9): P. boro – P. cancrivorus – P. copelandi – P. daspilotus – P. hijala – P. hoeveni – P. hypselopterus – P. sangjuensis – P. semicinctus

Name

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  • Pisodonophis Kaup, 1856: 47
    • Gender: masculine
    • Type species: Ophisurus cancrivorus Richardson, 1848
      • Fixation: subsequent designation by Bleeker, 1864: 119

Synonyms

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References

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Primary references

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  • Kaup, J.J. 1856: Uebersicht der Aale. Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 22 (1): 41–77. BHL

Additional references

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  • Bleeker, P. 1864: Systema Muraenorum revisum. Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde, 2: 113–122. BHL
  • Ji, H.-S.; Kim, J.-K. 2011: A new species of snake eel, Pisodonophis sangjuensis (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Korea. Zootaxa, 2758: 57–68. Preview
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Vernacular names

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English: Snake Eel