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Monopterus

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| image = Monopterus albus 2.jpg

| image_caption = Monopterus albus

| taxon = Monopterus

| authority = Lacépède, 1800

| type_species = Monopterus javanicus

| type_species_authority = Lacépède, 1800

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| synonyms = *Amphipnous Müller, 1840

| synonyms_ref = {{Cof family|family=Synbranchidae|access-date=11 November 2019}}

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Monopterus is a genus of swamp eels native to Asia.{{FishBase genus | genus = Monopterus| month = March | year = 2017}} They live in various freshwater habitats and some have a fossorial lifestyle.Britz, R., Doherty-Bone, T.M., Kouete, M.T., Sykes, D. & Gower, D.J. (2016): [http://www.pfeil-verlag.de/04biol/pdf/ief27_4_04.pdf Monopterus luticolus, a new species of swamp eel from Cameroon (Teleostei: Synbranchidae).] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224095547/http://www.pfeil-verlag.de/04biol/pdf/ief27_4_04.pdf|date=2016-12-24}} Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 27 (4): 309-323.

Species

Four recognized species are placed in this genus:

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.{{Cite web|title=Ophichthys desilvai, a poorly known synbranchid eel from Sri Lanka (Teleostei: Synbranchidae)|url=https://pfeil-verlag.de/publikationen/ophichthys-desilvai-a-poorly-known-synbranchid-eel-from-sri-lanka/|access-date=2021-01-29|website=Pfeil Verlag|language=de-DE}} Four fossorial or subterranean species (M. digressus, M. eapeni, M. rongsaw, and M. roseni) from India have been reclassified to the genus Rakthamichthys.{{Cite web|title=Osteology of 'Monopterus' roseni with the description of Rakthamichthys, new genus, and comments on the generic assignment of the Amphipnous Group species (Teleostei: Synbranchiformes)|url=https://pfeil-verlag.de/en/publications/osteology-of-monopterus-roseni-with-the-description-of-rakthamichthys-new-genus-and-comments-on-the-generic-assignment-of-the-amphipnous-group-species/|access-date=2021-01-28|website=Dr. Friedrich Pfeil Publishing|language=en-US}} Two species from Africa (M. boueti and M. luticolus) have been reclassified to the genus Typhlosynbranchus.

References

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Category:Freshwater fish genera

Category:Synbranchidae

Category:Taxa named by Bernard Germain de Lacépède

Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

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