Pisodonophis hijala

Pisodonophis hijala is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).^[2] It was described by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton in 1822, originally under the genus Ophisurus.^[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific.^[2]

Pisodonophis hijala
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Pisodonophis
Species:	P. hijala
Binomial name
Pisodonophis hijala (Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms[1]
Ophisurus hijala Hamilton, 1822