Main identification features
- snout narrow
- dorsal and anal finslow; dorsal fin origin over pectoral
- tail tip: hard, finless point
- teeth blunt
- pectoral base wide; gill opening lateral
PISODONOPHIS
SNAKE-EELS
Tip of tail a hard finless point; dorsal and anal fins well developed; dorsal fin origin over or behind pectoral; pectoral fin broad based, small; teeth blunt, molar-like or granular.
A circumtropical genus, except for the western Atlantic. There are 5 species in this genus; represent by one endemic in our region.
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