Monopterus
Genus of fishes
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Monopterus is a genus of swamp eels native to Asia.[2] They live in various freshwater habitats and some have a fossorial lifestyle.[3]
| Monopterus | |
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| Monopterus albus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Synbranchiformes |
| Family: | Synbranchidae |
| Subfamily: | Synbranchinae |
| Genus: | Monopterus Lacépède, 1800 |
| Type species | |
| Monopterus javanicus Lacépède, 1800 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Species
Four recognized species are placed in this genus:
- M. albus (Zuiew, 1793) (Asian swamp eel)
- M. bicolor H. D. Nguyễn & V. H. Nguyễn, 2005
- M. dienbienensis V. H. Nguyễn & H. D. Nguyễn, 2005
- M. javanensis Lacépède, 1800
Six species from South Asia (M. cuchia, M. desilvai, M. hodgarti, M. fossorius, M. ichthyophoides, and M. indicus) have been reclassified to the genus Ophichthys.[4] Four fossorial or subterranean species (M. digressus, M. eapeni, M. rongsaw, and M. roseni) from India have been reclassified to the genus Rakthamichthys.[5] Two species from Africa (M. boueti and M. luticolus) have been reclassified to the genus Typhlosynbranchus.[5]
