''Pisodonophis'' is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae. It currently contains the following species:
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Pisodonophis boro
The rice-paddy eel (''Pisodonophis boro''; also known commonly as the Bengal's snake-eel, the estuary snake eel, or the snake eel) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm-snake eels).
Pisodonophis cancrivorus
The longfin snake-eel (''Pisodonophis cancrivorus'') is an eel in the family Ophichthidae
Ophichthidae is a family of fish in the order Anguilliformes, commonly known as the snake eels. The term "Ophichthidae" comes from Greek ''ophis'' ("se ...
Pisodonophis hypselopterus
''Pisodonophis hypselopterus'' is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1851, originally under the genus ''Ophisurus''.Bleeker, P., 1851 ef. 327''Derde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologis ...
Pisodonophis semicinctus
''Pisodonophis semicinctus'' is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).J. Richardson, 1848)
''Pisodonophis boro'' is an endemic fish in
Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making ...
's coastal region, it is also found in the
paddy field
A paddy field is a flooded field of arable land used for growing semiaquatic crops, most notably rice and taro. It originates from the Neolithic rice-farming cultures of the Yangtze River basin in southern China, associated with pre-A ...
s of the
Hải Phòng
Haiphong ( vi, Hải Phòng, ), or Hải Phòng, is a major industrial city and the third-largest in Vietnam. Hai Phong is also the center of technology, economy, culture, medicine, education, science and trade in the Red River delta.
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area of Vietnam, where the small fry are known as ''cá nhệch'', "nhệch fish," and are eaten in a local salad,
gỏi nhệch
Gỏi nhệch is a Vietnamese salad made with the small fry of the local paddy field eel (Vietnamese ''cá nhệch'', Latin ''pisodonophis boro''). It is associated with the Hải Phòng area.VNExpresThưởng thức gỏi nhệch tại Đại D ...