Rakthamichthys
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| Rakthamichthys | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Synbranchiformes |
| Family: | Synbranchidae |
| Subfamily: | Synbranchinae |
| Genus: | Rakthamichthys Britz, Dahanukar, Standing, Philip, Kumar & Raghavan, 2020 |
| Type species | |
| Monopterus roseni R. M. Bailey & Gans, 1998 | |
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Rakthamichthys is a genus of swamp eels that are endemic to India. Three species are known from the Western Ghats and one is known from Northeast India.
All species live underground, with one species (R. rongsaw) having a fossorial lifestyle and four species (R. digressus, R. roseni, R. mumba, and R. indicus) being troglobitic in nature. All species display adaptations to this lifestyle, including a bright red coloration and highly reduced eyes.[1]
