Pisodonophis semicinctus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).Pisodonophis semicinctus at www.fishbase.org. First described by John Richardson in 1848,Richardson, J., 1844-48 [ref. 3740] Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror,... In: J. Richardson & J. E. Gray. The zoology of the voyage of H. H. S. "Erebus & Terror," under the command of Captain Sir J. C. Ross ... during ... 1839-43. London. v. 2 (2): i-viii + 1-139, Pls. 1-60. it is a marine, subtropical eel which is known in the eastern Atlantic Ocean from Gibraltar to Angola. It was first recorded in the Mediterranean Sea in 1958 off the coast of Algeria, and is now found on both shores of the western Basin.Atlas of Exotic Fishes in the Mediterranean Sea (Pisodonophis semicinctus). 2nd Edition. 2021. 366p. CIESM Publishers, Paris, Monaco.https://ciesm.org/atlas/fishes_2nd_edition/Pisodonophis_semicinctus.pdf It dwells at a depth range of 10-30 meters and inhabits the continental shelf, where it forms burrows in sand and mud. Males can reach a maximum total length of 80 cm, but more commonly reach a TL of 60 cm.
P. semicinctus is of commercial interest to fisheries. Its diet consists of mollusks and benthic crustaceans.Food items reported for Pisodonophis semicinctus at www.fishbase.org.
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