Monopterus

Monopterus
Monopterus albus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Synbranchiformes
Family: Synbranchidae
Genus: Monopterus
Type species
Monopterus javanicus

Monopterus is a genus of swamp eels mainly native to Asia, but with two species in Africa.[1][2] They live in various freshwater habitats and some have a fossorial lifestyle.[2] Three species, M. eapeni, M. digressus and M. roseni, live in underground waters.[3]

Species

There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus:

  • Monopterus albus (Zuiew, 1793) (Asian swamp eel)
  • Monopterus bicolor H. D. Nguyễn & V. H. Nguyễn, 2005
  • Monopterus boueti (Pellegrin, 1922) (Liberian swamp eel)
  • Monopterus cuchia (F. Hamilton, 1822) (Gangetic swamp eel)
  • Monopterus desilvai R. M. Bailey & Gans, 1998
  • Monopterus dienbienensis V. H. Nguyễn & H. D. Nguyễn, 2005
  • Monopterus digressus K. C. Gopi, 2002
  • Monopterus eapeni Talwar, 1991
  • Monopterus fossorius (K. K. Nayar, 1951) (Malabar swamp eel)
  • Monopterus hodgarti (B. L. Chaudhuri, 1913) (Indian swamp eel)
  • Monopterus ichthyophoides Britz, Lalremsanga, Lalrotluanga & Lalramliana, 2011 [4]
  • Monopterus indicus (Silas & E. Dawson, 1961) (Bombay swamp eel)
  • Monopterus javanensis Lacépède, 1800
  • Monopterus luticolus Britz, Doherty-Bone, Kouete, D. Sykes & Gower, 2016 [2]
  • Monopterus roseni R. M. Bailey & Gans, 1998

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2017). Species of Monopterus in FishBase. March 2017 version.
  2. 1 2 3 Britz, R., Doherty-Bone, T.M., Kouete, M.T., Sykes, D. & Gower, D.J. (2016): Monopterus luticolus, a new species of swamp eel from Cameroon (Teleostei: Synbranchidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 27 (4): 309-323.
  3. ↑ Gopi, K.C. (2002). A new synbranchid fish, Monopterus digressus from Kersla, Peninsular India. Rec. zool. Surv. India 100(1-2) : 137-143.
  4. ↑ Britz, R., Lalremsanga, H.T., Lalrotluanga & Lalramliana (2011): Monopterus ichthyophoides, a new species of scaled swamp eel (Teleostei: Synbranchiformes: Synbranchidae) from Mizoram, India. Zootaxa, 2936: 51–58.


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