Pisodonophis hypselopterus

Pisodonophis hypselopterus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).^[1] It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1851, originally under the genus Ophisurus.^[2] It is a tropical, freshwater and brackish water-dwelling eel which is known from Borneo, Indonesia, and Pohnpei in Asia. Males can reach a maximum total length of 75 centimetres (30 in).^[1][3]

Pisodonophis hypselopterus
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Pisodonophis
Species:	P. hypselopterus
Binomial name
Pisodonophis hypselopterus (Bleeker, 1851)
Synonyms<[1]
Ophiurus hypselopterus Bleeker, 1851 Ophisurus hypselopterus Bleeker, 1851 Pisoodonophis hypselopterus (Bleeker, 1851)

Due to a lack of information on its ecology and habitat, the IUCN redlist currently lists P. hypselopterus as Data Deficient. It notes, however, that its habitat is under threat due to degradation of neighbouring forests.^[4]