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Species in the genus Pisodonophis: [ 31 ] records

acuminata, Anguilla (Ophisurus) Swainson [W.] 1839:334 [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Estuaries near Calcutta, India. Based on Gray, Ind. Zool. i. pl. 91. fig. 2 -- which is Gray 1832:Pl. 91 (fig. 2) [ref. 1878]. •Synonym of Pisodonophis boro (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:47 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Pisodonophis boro (Hamilton 1822). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

assamensis, Pisodonophis Sen [T. K.] 1986:241, Figs. 1-3 [Bulletin of the Zoological Survey of India v. 7 (nos 2-3) (for Dec. 1985); ref. 9132] Dolu River at Barakhola, Silchar District, Lower Assam, India. Holotype (unique): ZSI FF2159. See Das 2003:350 [ref. 27706] as Pisodonopsis and dated 1985. •Synonym of Pisodonophis boro (Hamilton 1822) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:86 [ref. 20764], Kottelat 2013:47 [ref. 32989], McCosker 2022:128 [ref. 39686] with question, Mohanty et al. 2023:11 [ref. 40223] probably in the genus Ophichthus). Current status: Uncertain as Pisodonophis boro (Hamilton 1822). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

baccidens, Ophiurus Cantor [T. E.] 1849:1302 [320], Pl. 5 (fig. 1) [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 18 (pt 2); ref. 715] Sea of Penang, Malaysia; Singapore. Syntypes: BMNH 1860.3.19.397 (1) Sea of Pinang. On p. 320 of separate. Original genus should have been spelled Ophisurus. •Synonym of Pisodonophis cancrivorus (Richardson 1848) -- (Kottelat 2013:47 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Pisodonophis cancrivorus (Richardson 1848). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

boro, Ophisurus Hamilton [F.] 1822:20, 363 [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Kolkata, India [Calcutta, Ganges River estuary, India]. Neotype: ZSI-F 2167. Information on type locality see Britz 2019:38 [ref. 37532]. Hamilton's original illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 13 [ref. 37532]. Neotype designated by Mohanty et al. 2023:10 [ref. 40223]. •Valid as Pisodonophis boro (Hamilton 1822) -- (McCosker 1977:83 [ref. 6836], Ataur Rahman 1989:43 [ref. 24860], Castle 1984:39 [ref. 6171], McCosker & Castle 1986:185 [ref. 5690], Allen & Swainston 1988:34 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:120 [ref. 12442], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:86 [ref. 20764], Kottelat et al. 1993:13 [ref. 23448], Kuang in Pan et al. 1991:60 [ref. 23876] as Pisoodonophis, Poll & Gosse 1995:83 [ref. 24781], Rainboth 1996:58 [ref. 22772], Allen 1997:56 [ref. 23977], George et al. 1999:328 [ref. 24214], Smith & McCosker 1999:1669 [ref. 24715], Nakabo 2000:224 [ref. 25086], McCosker in Randall & Lim 2000:586 [ref. 25122], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:118 [ref. 25191], Sakai et al. 2001:85 [ref. 25693], Hutchins 2001:17 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:224 [ref. 26001], Raju Thomas et al. 2002:49 [ref. 26359], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S95 [ref. 27377], Khan 2003:6 [ref. 27710], Ataur Rahman 2003:58 [ref. 31338], Tang & Zhang 2004:20 [ref. 27889], McCosker et al. 2006:273 [ref. 29006], Zhang et al. 2010:353 [ref. 31511], Fricke et al. 2011:352 [ref. 31342], Ji & Kim 2011:61 [ref. 31152], Larson et al. 2013:27 [ref. 32988], Kottelat 2013:47 [ref. 32989], McCosker 2014:339 [ref. 33288], Psomadakis et al. 2015:148 [ref. 34104], Ho et al. 2015:174 [ref. 34130], Motomura et al. 2017:33 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:45 [ref. 35805], Bleher 2018:78 [ref. 36647], Hibino et al. 2019:303 [ref. 36433], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 5 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:278 [ref. 37272], Koreeda et al. 2021:5 [ref. 38815], Taki et al. 2021:49 [ref. 39830], McCosker 2022:128 [ref. 39686], Jamandre 2023:160 [ref. 40455], Mohanty et al. 2023:3 [ref. 40223]). Current status: Valid as Pisodonophis boro (Hamilton 1822). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: north-eastern coast of India [specimens from other parts of the Indo-West Pacific are probably different species: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Seychelles and Madagascar east to Society Islands (French Polynesia), north to Kyushu (southern Japan), south to northern Australia]. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

brachysoma, Ophisurus Bleeker [P.] 1853:776 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 5); ref. 335] Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Bleeker specimens: BMNH 1867.11.29.244 (1) Macassar. •Synonym of Pisodonophis cancrivorus (Richardson 1848). Current status: Synonym of Pisodonophis cancrivorus (Richardson 1848). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

brevimanus, Ophichthys (Pisodontophis) Regan [C. T.] 1903:622 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 12 (no. 72) (art. 64); ref. 13401] Río Vaqueria near La Tola, northwestern Ecuador. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1902.7.29.51. •Synonym of Pisodonophis daspilotus Gilbert 1898 -- (J. M. McCosker, pers. comm. 6/2001). Current status: Synonym of Pisodonophis daspilotus Gilbert 1898. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

cancrivorus, Ophisurus Richardson [J.] 1848:97, Pl. 50 (figs. 6-9) [Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror v. 2 (2); ref. 3740] Port Essington, Northern Territory, Australia [Arafura Sea, eastern Indian Ocean]. Holotype: Whereabouts unknown. Additional original materia: BMNH 1938.12.21.1 (1) Singapore, BMNH 1938.12.21.2 (1) Philippine Is. Two specimens questionably referred and not regarded as types. •Valid as Pisodonophis cancrivorus (Richardson 1848) -- (McCosker 1977:83 [ref. 6836], Dor & Palmer 1977:138 [ref. 21143], Castle 1984:39 [ref. 6171], Dor 1984:36 [ref. 29757], Asano in Masuda et al. 1984:31 [ref. 6441], McCosker & Castle 1986:185 [ref. 5690], Allen & Swainston 1988:34 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:120 [ref. 12442], Ataur Rahman 1989:44 [ref. 24860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:87 [ref. 20764], Kottelat et al. 1993:13 [ref. 23448], Poll & Gosse 1995:83 [ref. 24781], Goren & Dor 1994:9 [ref. 25356], Quéro & Saldanha 1995:75 [ref. 22017], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:72 [ref. 27969], Rainboth 1996:58 [ref. 22772], Allen 1997:56 [ref. 23977], Larson & Williams 1997:347 [ref. 23967], Anderson et al. 1998:21 [ref. 23611], Myers 1999:57 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:67 [ref. 24106], Smith & McCosker 1999:1669 [ref. 24715], Nakabo 2000:224 [ref. 25086], Kimura & Peristiwady in Matsuura & Peristiwady 2000:111 [ref. 27511] dating to 1844, McCosker in Randall & Lim 2000:586 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:17 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:224 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:24 [ref. 26830] as cancrivora, Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S95 [ref. 27377], Ataur Rahman 2003:59 [ref. 31338], Tang & Zhang 2004:20 [ref. 27889], McCosker et al. 2006:273 [ref. 29006], Fricke et al. 2009:19 [ref. 30213], Motomura et al. 2010:74 [ref. 31256], Zhang et al. 2010:351 [ref. 31511], Ji & Kim 2011:61 [ref. 31152], Allen & Erdmann 2012:109 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:28 [ref. 32988], Kottelat 2013:47 [ref. 32989], Yoshida et al. 2013:24 [ref. 34464], McCosker 2014:339 [ref. 33288], Shinohara et al. 2014:236 [ref. 33330], Fricke et al. 2015:64 [ref. 33895], Psomadakis et al. 2015:148 [ref. 34104], Ho et al. 2015:175 [ref. 34130], Hibino in Kimura et al. 2015:11 [ref. 34319], Miesen et al. 2016:81 [ref. 34492], Motomura et al. 2017:34 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:45 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:28 [ref. 36273], Hibino in Kimura et al. 2018:27 [ref. 36460], Bleher 2018:80 [ref. 36647], Hibino et al. 2019:303 [ref. 36433], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 5 [ref. 38321], Kim et al. 2020:55 [ref. 39118], Psomadakis et al. 2020:278 [ref. 37272], Sonoyama et al. 2020:18 [ref. 37637], Ji et al. 2021:244 [ref. 39406], Taki et al. 2021:49 [ref. 39830], Eudeline 2022:156 [ref. 39191], McCosker 2022:128 [ref. 39686], Jamandre 2023:160 [ref. 40455], Mohanty et al. 2023:10 [ref. 40223]). Current status: Valid as Pisodonophis cancrivorus (Richardson 1848). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: Eastern Caper and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Mayotte (France), Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius) east to French Polynesia, north to Korea and Japan, south to Australia (Northern Territory and Queensland). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

caudatus, Ophisurus McClelland [J.] 1844:185, 204, Pl. 12 (fig. 3) [Calcutta Journal of Natural History v. 5 (no. 18); ref. 2928] Bengal. Syntypes: SMF 296 (4). •Synonym of Pisodonophis boro (Hamiltom 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:47 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Pisodonophis boro (Hamilton 1822). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

chrysogaster, Myrophis Macleay [W.] 1881:271 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 6 (pt 2); ref. 6222] Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS I.16267-001 [ex MAMU F115]. Type catalog: Stanbury 1969:205 [ref. 19518] listed MAMU F115 as holotype. •Synonym of Pisodonophis cancrivorus (Richardson 1848) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:120-121 [ref. 12442], Larson & Williams 1997:347 [ref. 23967], Kottelat 2013:47 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Pisodonophis cancrivorus (Richardson 1848). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

copelandi, Pisoodonophis Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1953:10 [Philippine Journal of Science v. 82 (no. 1); ref. 11046] Off Dewey Blvd., Manila Bay, Luzon Island, Philippines. Holotype: USNM 202516 [ex UW 6485]. Paratypes: USNM 202571 [ex UW 19694] (1). Type catalog: Meldrim & Wadley 1968:873 [ref. 31181], Smith 1994:35 [ref. 21917]. Original genus should have been Pisodonophis. •Valid as Pisodonophis copelandi Herre 1953 -- (McCosker 1977:83 [ref. 6836], Smith & McCosker 1999:1669 [ref. 24715], Ji & Kim 2011:61 [ref. 31152], McCosker 2014:339 [ref. 33288] with question, Mohanty et al. 2023:10 [ref. 40223]). Current status: Valid as Pisodonophis copelandi Herre 1953. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Philippines. Habitat: marine.

daspilotus, Pisoodonophis Gilbert [C. H.] in Jordan & Evermann 1898:2803 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 47; ref. 2445] Pond at Miraflores, Panama. Lectotype: ?CAS-SU 5820. Paralectotypes: (3) ?BMNH 1903.5.15.439 (1), CAS-SU 6948 (?now 2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:50 [ref. 12291] with a holotype. Author is C. H. Gilbert. Original genus should have been spelled Pisodnophis. Lectotype established in Gilbert & Starks 1904, Pl. 7 (fig. 12) [ref. 1639]. •Valid as Pisodonophis daspilotus Gilbert 1898 -- (McCosker 1977:83 [ref. 6836], Allen & Robertson 1994:54 [ref. 22193], McCosker & Rosenblatt in Fischer et al. 1995:1340 [ref. 22830], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:98 [ref. 24550], Nelson et al. 2004:63 [ref. 27807], Ji & Kim 2011:61 [ref. 31152], Page et al. 2013:64 [ref. 32708], Mohanty et al. 2023:10 [ref. 40223], Page et al. 2023:55 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Pisodonophis daspilotus Gilbert 1898. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

harancha, Ophisurus Hamilton [F.] 1822:21, 363 [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Botanical Garden of Calcutta, Ganges River system, India. No types known. Spelled hurancha by Gray 1831: Pl. 95 (fig. 2) [ref. 1878]. Simultaneous subjective synonym of Ophisurus boro; Bleeker 1853:78 gave precedence to boro. Information on type locality see Britz 2019:38 [ref. 37532]. Hamilton's original illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 14 [ref. 37532]. •Synonym of Pisodonophis boro (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:47 [ref. 32989], McCosker 2022:128 [ref. 39686] with question). Current status: Synonym of Pisodonophis boro (Hamilton 1822). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

hoevenii, Ophisurus Bleeker [P.] 1853:172 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 5 (no. 1); ref. 16912] Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Bleeker specimens: BMNH 1867.11.28.314 (1) Macassar. Also appeared in Bleeker 1853:67 [ref. 339]. •Valid as Pisodonophis hoevenii (Bleeker 1853) -- (McCosker 1977:83 [ref. 6836], Randall 1995:63 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:108 [ref. 23922], Smith & McCosker 1999:1669 [ref. 24715], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S95 [ref. 27377], Ji & Kim 2011:61 [ref. 31152], Eagderi et al. 2019:19 [ref. 37020], Mohanty et al. 2023:10 [ref. 40223]). Current status: Valid as Pisodonophis hoevenii (Bleeker 1853). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf; eastern Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

hypselopterus, Ophiurus Bleeker [P.] 1851:69 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 2 (no. 1); ref. 327] Bandjarmasin, Borneo, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Bleeker specimens: BMNH 1867.11.28.279 (1) no locality. •Valid as Pisodonophis hypselopterus (Bleeker 1851) -- (McCosker 1977:83 [ref. 6836], Kottelat et al. 1993:13 [ref. 23448], Smith & McCosker 1999:1669 [ref. 24715], Ji & Kim 2011:61 [ref. 31152], Kottelat 2013:47 [ref. 32989], Mohanty et al. 2023:10 [ref. 40223]). Current status: Valid as Pisodonophis hypselopterus (Bleeker 1851). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

immaculata, Anguilla (Ophisurus) Swainson [W.] 1839:334 [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Estuaries near Calcutta, India. Based on Gray, Ind. Zool. i. pl. 91. fig. 1 -- which is Gray 1832:Pl. 91 (fig. 1) [ref. 1878]. •Synonym of Pisodonophis boro (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:47 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Pisodonophis boro (Hamilton 1822). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

kalinga, Pisodonophis Mohanty [S. R.], Behera [R. K.], Acharya [S.], Patnaik [L.], Ray [D.], Seth [J. K.], Patro [S.], Mishra [S. S.] & Mohapatra [A.] 2023:7, Figs. 1c1-c4, 2b, 3b [Marine Biodiversity v. 53 (art. 34); ref. 40223] Palur canal, Odisha, India, 19°28'14.48"N, 85°08'24.21"E. Holotype: ZSI/EBRC F13001. Paratypes: ZSI/EBRC. •Valid as Pisodonophis kalinga Mohanty, Behera, Acharya, Patnaik, Ray, Seth, Patro, Mishra & Mohapatra 2023. Current status: Valid as Pisodonophis kalinga Mohanty, Behera, Acharya, Patnaik, Ray, Seth, Patro, Mishra & Mohapatra 2023. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: north-eastern coast of India. Habitat: brackish.

macgregori, Pisoodonophis Jordan [D. S.] & Richardson [R. E.] 1908:238, Fig. 2 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 27(Doc. 640) (for 1907); ref. 2492] Manila, Philippines. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 20210. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:50 [ref. 12291]. Original genus should have been Pisodonophis. •Synonym of Pisodonophis cancrivorus (Richardson 1848) -- (McCosker 2022:128 [ref. 39686] with question). Current status: Synonym of Pisodonophis cancrivorus (Richardson 1848). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

madagascariensis, Ophichthys Fourmanoir [P.] 1961:102, Fig. 16 [Mémoires de l'Institut Scientifique de Madagascar. Série F. Océanographie v. 4; ref. 9346] Nosy Iranza, northwestern Madagascar, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 230 meters (stomach content). Syntypes: IRSMNB (5) lost. •Valid as Ophichthus madagascariensis Fourmanoir 1961 -- (McCosker 1977:81 [ref. 6836], Fricke 1999:66 [ref. 24106]). •Synonym of Pisodonophis cancrivorus (Richardson 1848) -- (McCosker 2010:2 [ref. 30840], Kottelat 2013:47 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2018:45 [ref. 35805], McCosker 2022:128 [ref. 39686] with question). Current status: Synonym of Pisodonophis cancrivorus (Richardson 1848). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

micropterus, Pisoodonophis Bleeker [P.] 1863:182 [Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 1; ref. 17005] Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 3722. Original genus should have been Pisodonophis. •Valid as Pisodonophis micropterus Bleeker 1863 -- (McCosker 2022:129 [ref. 39686]). Current status: Valid as Pisodonophis micropterus Bleeker 1863. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Saudi Arabia; Sulawesi (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

microstoma, Conger Eydoux [J. F. T.] & Souleyet [F. A.] 1850:205, Pl. 9 (fig. 3) [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 4501] Macao, China. Holotype (unique): MNHN B-2736. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:106 [ref. 20810]. •Synonym of Pisodonophis boro (Hamilton 1822) -- (Bauchot et al. 1993:106 [ref. 20810], Kottelat 2013:47 [ref. 32989] with question). Current status: Synonym of Pisodonophis boro (Hamilton 1822). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

minimus, Ophisurus McClelland [J.] 1844:185, 204, 212, Pl. 10 (figs. 3-4) [Calcutta Journal of Natural History v. 5 (no. 18); ref. 2928] Bengal, India. No types known. •Synonym of Pisodonophis boro (Hamilton 1922) -- (Kottelat 2013:47 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Pisodonophis boro (Hamilton 1822). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

moluccensis, Pisoodonophis Bleeker [P.] 1864:72, Pl. 193 (fig. 2) [Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises v. 4; ref. 4860] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Bleeker specimens: BMNH 1867.11.28.236 (1) Ambon. Text published 19 Dec. 1864. Also appeared in Bleeker 1865:214 [p. 2 of separate] [ref. 17037]. Original genus should have been Pisodonophis. •See McCosker 1977:69 [ref. 6836]. •Synonym of Pisodonophis cancrivorus (Richardson 1848) -- (Kottelat 2013:47 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Pisodonophis cancrivorus (Richardson 1848). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

nigrepinnis, Ophisurus Liénard [F.] 1842:90 [Rapport Annuel sur les travaux de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de l'Ile Maurice No. 13 (for 1842-1843); ref. 20927] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Syntypes: (2). For comments on authorship see Monod 1976:22 [ref. 30339]. Not used as valid after 1899; therefore reversal of precedence (ICZN Art. 23.9) in favor of Pisodonophis cancrivorus (Richardson 1848). •In the synonymy of Pisodonophis cancrivorus (Richardson 1848) -- (Fricke 1999:67 [ref. 24106], Fricke et al. 2009:19 [ref. 30213], McCosker 2022:128 [ref. 39686] with question). Current status: Synonym of Pisodonophis cancrivorus (Richardson 1848). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

potamophilus, Ophisurus Bleeker [P.] 1853:68 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 25 (art. 5); ref. 339] Sambas, western Borneo, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Bleeker specimens: BMNH 1867.11.28.232 (1) Borneo. Also appeared in Bleeker 1854:458 [ref. 338]. •Synonym of Pisodonophis boro (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:47 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Pisodonophis boro (Hamilton 1822). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

puncticulata, Anguilla (Ophisurus) Swainson [W.] 1839:334 [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Based on Ham. fig. 5 -- which is Hamilton 1822:Pl. 5 (fig. 5) [ref. 2031]. Unneeded new name for Ophisurus hijala Hamilton 1822. •Synonym of Pisodonophis hijala (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:47 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Pisodonophis hijala (Hamilton 1822). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

rostratus, Ophisurus McClelland [J.] 1844:184, 211 [Calcutta Journal of Natural History v. 5 (no. 18); ref. 2928] Bengal, India. Based on an unpublished Hamilton drawing. A junior homonym of Ophisurus rostratus Quoy & Gaimard 1824. •Synonym of Pisodonophis boro (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:47 [ref. 32989]) Current status: Synonym of Pisodonophis boro (Hamilton 1822). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

rubicandus, Pisoodonophis Chen [J. T. F.] 1929:18, Pl. 1 (figs. 2-2A) [Bulletin of the Biology Department, Science College, Sun Yatsen University v. 1 (no. 1); ref. 16075] Hoihow, Kwangtung, China. Holotype (unique): ZLSYU 2171. Original genus should have been Pisodonophis. •Synonym of Pisodonophis boro (Hamilton 1822) -- (Zhang et al. 2010:353 [ref. 31511]). Current status: Synonym of Pisodonophis boro (Hamilton 1822). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

schaapii, Ophisurus Bleeker [P.] 1852:53 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 1); ref. 16832] Pankalpinang, Bangka, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Bleeker specimen: BMNH 1867.11.28.285 (1). Also in Bleeker 1853:735. •Synonym of Pisodonophis cancrivorus (Richardson 1848) -- (Kottelat 2013:47 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Pisodonophis cancrivorus (Richardson 1848). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

semicinctus, Ophisurus Richardson [J.] 1848:99 [Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror v. 2 (2); ref. 3740] West Africa north of the Equator. Syntypes: BMNH 2011.5.4.1 (1, the primary specimen), BMNH 1845.10.4.8? (stuffed). Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Ophisurus semicinctus Lay & Bennett 1839; however if both species names have not been considered congeneric after 1899, current usage can be maintained but the case should be referred to the Commission for a ruling (Art. 23.9.5). •Valid as Pisodonophis semicinctus (Richardson 1848) -- (Blache et al. 1973:250 [ref. 7185], McCosker 1977:83 [ref. 6836], Bauchot in Whitehead et al. 1986:585 [ref. 13676], Leiby 1990:191 [ref. 13652], Insacco & Zava 1999:283 [ref. 24568], Afonso et al. 1999:82 [ref. 25466], Bañón et al. 2002:879 [ref. 26949], Tweddle & Anderson 2008:6 [ref. 29604], Wirtz et al. 2007:25 [ref. 30263], Bañon et al. 2010:6 [ref. 31029], Ji & Kim 2011:61 [ref. 31152], McCosker 2016:1666 [ref. 34558], Carneiro et al. 2019:65 [ref. 37250], Reiner 2019:72 [ref. 38139], Bariche & Fricke 2020:36 [ref. 37515], Gökoğlu et al. 2020:37 [ref. 37464], Bañón & Maño 2021:50 [ref. 38883], Kovačić et al. 2021:21 [ref. 39014], Fermon et al. 2022:118 [ref. 39448], Mohanty et al. 2023:10 [ref. 40223]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Valid as Pisodonophis semicinctus (Richardson 1848). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; eastern Atlantic: Galicia (Spain) south to Angola, including São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: brackish, marine.

sinensis, Ophisurus Richardson [J.] 1848:98 [Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror v. 2 (2); ref. 3740] Canton, China. Holotype (unique): Cambridge Philosophical Institution. Simultaneous synonym of Ophisurus concrivorus Richadson; Kaup 1856 gave presedence to cancrivorus. •Synonym of Pisodonophis cancrivorus (Richardson 1848) -- (Kottelat 2013:47 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Pisodonophis cancrivorus (Richardson 1848). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

vermiformis, Ophisurus McClelland [J.] 1844:184, 204, 212, Pl. 12 (fig. 2) [Calcutta Journal of Natural History v. 5 (no. 18); ref. 2928] Bengal, India. Syntypes: SMF 701 (2) Bengal. •Synonym of Pisodonophis boro (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:47 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Pisodonophis boro (Hamilton 1822). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.