WoRMS taxon details
Pisodonophis cancrivorus (Richardson, 1848)
217594 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217594)
accepted
Species
Myrophis chrysogaster MacLeay, 1881 · unaccepted
Ophichthus chilkensis Chaudhuri, 1916 · unaccepted
Ophichthus madagascariensis Fourmanoir, 1961 · unaccepted
Ophichthys cancrivorus (Richardson, 1848) · unaccepted
Ophichthys madagascariensis Fourmanoir, 1961 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophisurus baccidens Cantor, 1849 · unaccepted
Ophisurus brachysoma Bleeker, 1853 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophisurus cancrivomer Richardson, 1848 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Ophisurus cancrivorus Richardson, 1848 · unaccepted
Ophisurus nigrepinnis Liénard, 1842 · unaccepted
Ophisurus schaapi Bleeker, 1852 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Ophisurus schaapii Bleeker, 1852 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophisurus sinensis Richardson, 1848 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophiurus baccidens Cantor, 1849 · unaccepted (synonym)
Pisodonophis cancricorus (Richardson, 1848) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Pisodonophis cancrivorous (Richardson, 1848) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Pisodonophis chilkensis (Chaudhuri, 1916) · unaccepted
Pisodonphis cancrivorus Richardson, 1848 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Pisoodonophis cancrivorus (Richardson, 1848) · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Ophisurus cancrivorus Richardson, 1848) Richardson, J. (1844-1848). Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, R. N., F. R. S. <em>In: J. Richardson & J. E. Gray (eds.): The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror, under the command of Captain Sir J. C. Ross, R. N., F. R. S., during the years 1839 to 1843. E. W. Janson, London.</em> v. 2 (2): i-viii + 1-139, Pls. 1-60. [1844: 1-16; 1845: 17-52; 1846: 53-74; 1848: i-viii + 75-139. [details]
Description Found in lagoons and estuaries, entering freshwater. Caught in bag nets and similar gear. Marketed fresh (Ref. 7050).
Description Found in lagoons and estuaries, entering freshwater. Caught in bag nets and similar gear. Marketed fresh (Ref. 7050). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Pisodonophis cancrivorus (Richardson, 1848). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217594 on 2025-09-12
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Ophichthus madagascariensis Fourmanoir, 1961) Fourmanoir, P. (1961). Liste complementaire des poissons du Canal de Mozambique. Memoires de l'Institut Scientifique de Madagascar Serie F (Oceanographie) 4: 83-166 [details]
original description (of Ophichthys madagascariensis Fourmanoir, 1961) Fourmanoir, P. (1961). Liste complementaire des poissons du Canal de Mozambique. Memoires de l'Institut Scientifique de Madagascar Serie F (Oceanographie) 4: 83-166 [details]
original description (of Ophichthus chilkensis Chaudhuri, 1916) Chaudhuri, B. L. (1916). Fauna of the Chilka Lake. Fish. Part II. <em>Memoirs of the Indian Museum.</em> v. 5 (no. 5): 441-458. [details]
original description (of Ophisurus baccidens Cantor, 1849) Cantor, T.E. (1849). Catalogue of Malayan fishes. <em>Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.</em> 18(2): i-xii + 981-1443, Pls. 1-14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40133430#page/9/mode/1up
page(s): 1302 [details]
original description (of Ophisurus brachysoma Bleeker, 1853) Bleeker, P. (1853). Derde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Celebes. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 3 (no. 5): 739-782. [details]
original description (of Ophisurus cancrivorus Richardson, 1848) Richardson, J. (1844-1848). Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, R. N., F. R. S. <em>In: J. Richardson & J. E. Gray (eds.): The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror, under the command of Captain Sir J. C. Ross, R. N., F. R. S., during the years 1839 to 1843. E. W. Janson, London.</em> v. 2 (2): i-viii + 1-139, Pls. 1-60. [1844: 1-16; 1845: 17-52; 1846: 53-74; 1848: i-viii + 75-139. [details]
original description (of Ophiurus baccidens Cantor, 1849) Cantor, T.E. (1849). Catalogue of Malayan fishes. <em>Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.</em> 18(2): i-xii + 981-1443, Pls. 1-14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40133430#page/9/mode/1up
page(s): 1302 [details]
original description (of Ophisurus schaapii Bleeker, 1852) Bleeker, P. (1852). Bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Singapore. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 3 (no. 1): 51-86. [details]
original description (of Myrophis chrysogaster MacLeay, 1881) Macleay, W. (1881). Descriptive catalogue of the fishes of Australia.Part IV. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> v. 6 (pt 2): 202-387., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.11870 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Ophichthys madagascariensis Fourmanoir, 1961) Fourmanoir, P. (1961). Liste complementaire des poissons du Canal de Mozambique. Memoires de l'Institut Scientifique de Madagascar Serie F (Oceanographie) 4: 83-166 [details]
original description (of Ophichthus chilkensis Chaudhuri, 1916) Chaudhuri, B. L. (1916). Fauna of the Chilka Lake. Fish. Part II. <em>Memoirs of the Indian Museum.</em> v. 5 (no. 5): 441-458. [details]
original description (of Ophisurus baccidens Cantor, 1849) Cantor, T.E. (1849). Catalogue of Malayan fishes. <em>Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.</em> 18(2): i-xii + 981-1443, Pls. 1-14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40133430#page/9/mode/1up
page(s): 1302 [details]
original description (of Ophisurus brachysoma Bleeker, 1853) Bleeker, P. (1853). Derde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Celebes. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 3 (no. 5): 739-782. [details]
original description (of Ophisurus cancrivorus Richardson, 1848) Richardson, J. (1844-1848). Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, R. N., F. R. S. <em>In: J. Richardson & J. E. Gray (eds.): The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror, under the command of Captain Sir J. C. Ross, R. N., F. R. S., during the years 1839 to 1843. E. W. Janson, London.</em> v. 2 (2): i-viii + 1-139, Pls. 1-60. [1844: 1-16; 1845: 17-52; 1846: 53-74; 1848: i-viii + 75-139. [details]
original description (of Ophiurus baccidens Cantor, 1849) Cantor, T.E. (1849). Catalogue of Malayan fishes. <em>Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.</em> 18(2): i-xii + 981-1443, Pls. 1-14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40133430#page/9/mode/1up
page(s): 1302 [details]
original description (of Ophisurus schaapii Bleeker, 1852) Bleeker, P. (1852). Bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Singapore. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 3 (no. 1): 51-86. [details]
original description (of Myrophis chrysogaster MacLeay, 1881) Macleay, W. (1881). Descriptive catalogue of the fishes of Australia.Part IV. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> v. 6 (pt 2): 202-387., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.11870 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Ang, P. O.; Wong, C. K.; Lin, T. P.; Ma, W. C.; Hung, S. (2005). Biological Monitoring in Sha Chau and Lung Kwu Chau Marine Park. <em>Submitted to Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government.</em> [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Found in lagoons and estuaries, entering freshwater. Caught in bag nets and similar gear. Marketed fresh (Ref. 7050). [details]
To Barcode of Life (16 barcodes)
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes) (from synonym Ophichthus chilkensis Chaudhuri, 1916)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ophichthus chilkensis Chaudhuri, 1916)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Ophichthys cancrivorus (Richardson, 1848))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Ophiurus baccidens Cantor, 1849)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Ophisurus cancrivorus Richardson, 1848)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Pisoodonophis cancrivorus (Richardson, 1848))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Myrophis chrysogaster MacLeay, 1881)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Ophisurus schaapi Bleeker, 1852)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Ophisurus sinensis Richardson, 1848)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Ophisurus baccidens Cantor, 1849)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Ophisurus brachysoma Bleeker, 1853)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Ophisurus cancrivorus Richardson, 1848)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophichthus chilkensis) (from synonym Ophichthus chilkensis Chaudhuri, 1916)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pisodonophis cancrivorus)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophichthus chilkensis Chaudhuri, 1916)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophisurus baccidens Cantor, 1849)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophichthus madagascariensis Fourmanoir, 1961)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophichthys madagascariensis Fourmanoir, 1961)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Ophisurus nigrepinnis Liénard, 1842)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophisurus schaapii Bleeker, 1852)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophisurus brachysoma Bleeker, 1853)
To FishBase (from synonym Pisodonophis chilkensis (Chaudhuri, 1916))
To FishBase (from synonym Myrophis chrysogaster MacLeay, 1881)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophisurus cancrivorus Richardson, 1848)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophisurus sinensis Richardson, 1848)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophichthys cancrivorus (Richardson, 1848))
To FishBase (from synonym Ophiurus baccidens Cantor, 1849)
To FishBase (from synonym Pisodonphis cancrivorus Richardson, 1848)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophisurus cancrivomer Richardson, 1848)
To FishBase (from synonym Pisoodonophis cancrivorus (Richardson, 1848))
To FishBase (from synonym Pisodonophis cancricorus (Richardson, 1848))
To FishBase (from synonym Pisodonophis cancrivorous (Richardson, 1848))
To FishBase (from synonym Ophisurus schaapi Bleeker, 1852)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Ophichthus chilkensis Chaudhuri, 1916)
To GenBank (25 nucleotides; 30 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Ophisurus brachysoma Bleeker, 1852; HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2599873) (from synonym Ophisurus brachysoma Bleeker, 1853)
To NHMUK collection (Ophisurus schaapii Bleeker, 1852; HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2599940) (from synonym Ophisurus schaapii Bleeker, 1852)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pisodonophis cancrivorus RAD107808-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pisodonophis cancrivorus RAD107808-002)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes) (from synonym Ophichthus chilkensis Chaudhuri, 1916)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ophichthus chilkensis Chaudhuri, 1916)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Ophichthys cancrivorus (Richardson, 1848))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Ophiurus baccidens Cantor, 1849)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Ophisurus cancrivorus Richardson, 1848)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Pisoodonophis cancrivorus (Richardson, 1848))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Myrophis chrysogaster MacLeay, 1881)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Ophisurus schaapi Bleeker, 1852)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Ophisurus sinensis Richardson, 1848)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Ophisurus baccidens Cantor, 1849)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Ophisurus brachysoma Bleeker, 1853)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Ophisurus cancrivorus Richardson, 1848)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophichthus chilkensis) (from synonym Ophichthus chilkensis Chaudhuri, 1916)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pisodonophis cancrivorus)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophichthus chilkensis Chaudhuri, 1916)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophisurus baccidens Cantor, 1849)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophichthus madagascariensis Fourmanoir, 1961)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophichthys madagascariensis Fourmanoir, 1961)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Ophisurus nigrepinnis Liénard, 1842)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophisurus schaapii Bleeker, 1852)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophisurus brachysoma Bleeker, 1853)
To FishBase (from synonym Pisodonophis chilkensis (Chaudhuri, 1916))
To FishBase (from synonym Myrophis chrysogaster MacLeay, 1881)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophisurus cancrivorus Richardson, 1848)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophisurus sinensis Richardson, 1848)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophichthys cancrivorus (Richardson, 1848))
To FishBase (from synonym Ophiurus baccidens Cantor, 1849)
To FishBase (from synonym Pisodonphis cancrivorus Richardson, 1848)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophisurus cancrivomer Richardson, 1848)
To FishBase (from synonym Pisoodonophis cancrivorus (Richardson, 1848))
To FishBase (from synonym Pisodonophis cancricorus (Richardson, 1848))
To FishBase (from synonym Pisodonophis cancrivorous (Richardson, 1848))
To FishBase (from synonym Ophisurus schaapi Bleeker, 1852)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Ophichthus chilkensis Chaudhuri, 1916)
To GenBank (25 nucleotides; 30 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Ophisurus brachysoma Bleeker, 1852; HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2599873) (from synonym Ophisurus brachysoma Bleeker, 1853)
To NHMUK collection (Ophisurus schaapii Bleeker, 1852; HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2599940) (from synonym Ophisurus schaapii Bleeker, 1852)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pisodonophis cancrivorus RAD107808-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pisodonophis cancrivorus RAD107808-002)
To ITIS
