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Pisodonophis

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Pisodonophis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Subfamily: Ophichthinae
Genus: Pisodonophis
Kaup, 1856
Species

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Pisodonophis is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae. It currently contains the following species:

Pisodonophis boro is an endemic fish in Vietnam's coastal region, it is also found in the paddy fields of the Hải Phòng area of Vietnam, where the small fry are known as cá nhệch, "nhệch fish," and are eaten in a local salad, gỏi nhệch.

References

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Pisodonophis". FishBase. June 2011 version.