Pisodonophis boro is a valid scientific name.

Pisodonophis boro (Hamilton, 1822)

Rice-paddy Eel - Hijra - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Anguiliformes
Family	:	Ophichthidae
Genus	:	Pisodonophis
Species	:	Pisodonophis boro

Common Names:

English	:	Rice-paddy Eel[729]
Bangla	:	Hijra[5] Hizra[729] Hizme[729] Bamas[729] Boro[729] Kharu[729] Kecho baim[729] Nol baim[729] Hijara[598]

Synonyms:

Ophisurus boro Hamilton, 1822
Ophichthys boro (Hamilton, 1822)
Pisodontophis bora (Hamilton, 1822)
Pisoodonophis boro (Hamilton, 1822)
Ophisurus harancha Hamilton, 1822
Anguilla immaculata Swainson, 1839
Anguilla acuminata Swainson, 1839
Ophisurus caudatus McClelland, 1844
Ophisurus minimus McClelland, 1844
Ophisurus vermiformis McClelland, 1844
Ophisurus rostratus McClelland, 1844
Conger microstoma Eydoux and Souleyet, 1850
Ophisurus potamophilus Bleeker, 1854 Feb
Pisodonophis assamensis Sen, 1986
Ophisurus baccidens (Non Cantor, 1849 Oct-Dec)
Ophisurus brachysoma (Non Bleeker, 1853)
Pisoodonophis zophistius (Non Jordan and Snyder, 1901 Aug)

Maximum Length and Weight:

Data not available

Inter-Length Relationship:

Data not available

Taxonomic Formula:

B xxix-xxxi; D 320-400; A 250-270; P 113 ^{[Shafi and Quddus, 1982]}

Scales:

Scaleless. [5]

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [571]
Bangladesh	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [275]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Kenya[1120] Madagascar[953] Mozambique[865] Seychelles[1121] Somalia[1009] South Africa[1122] Tanzania[956] Bangladesh[70] Cambodia[823] China[1123] Hong Kong[868] India[855] Indonesia[449] Philippines[869] Sri Lanka[1121] Taiwan[920] Thailand[71] Vietnam[912] Australia[590] Papua New Guinea[997]
Bangladesh	:	Chalan beel, Natore[490] Halda River, Chittagong Hill Tracts[598] Sunamganj haor region, Sunamganj[729] Passur River, Khulna[752] Feni river, Feni[1165] Muhuri river, Feni[1165]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat:
Brackish water ^[347]

Environment:

Parameters	Units	Minimum	Maximum	Optimum	Ref.
Temperature	-	-	-	-	-
pH	-	-	-	-	-
DO	-	-	-	-	-
Free CO2	-	-	-	-	-

Breeding Maturity:

Data not available

Breeding Season: (red background)

Data not available

Fecundity:

Data not available

Food and Feeding Habit:

Diet composition (%): Data not available

Importance:

Production and Marketing:
Production/Harvesting Season: (Green = Peak, Yellow = Off, Lemon = Moderate)

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[792]

Harvesting Gears:
Bamboo trap, Seine net ^[792]
Market price:
100-120 BDT/kg (Size: 50-60 cm, Weight: 600-800 g, Place: Noakhali, Bangladesh) ^[792]