Monopterus

Monopterus
Monopterus albus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Synbranchiformes
Family:	Synbranchidae
Genus:	Monopterus Lacepède, 1800

Monopterus (pronounced /mənˈɒptərəs/) is a genus of fish in the Synbranchidae (Swamp eel) family.

Species

• Monopterus albus — Swamp eel, Rice eel, White ricefield eel
• Monopterus boueti — Liberian swamp eel
• Monopterus cuchia — Cuchia, Rice eel, Swamp eel
• Monopterus desilvai Bailey & Gans, 1998^[1]
• Monopterus digressus Gopi, 2002^[2]
• Monopterus eapeni
• Monopterus fossorius — Malabar swamp eel
• Monopterus hodgarti — Indian spaghetti eel
• Monopterus ichthyophoides Britz et al., 2011^[3]
• Monopterus indicus — Bombay swamp eel
• Monopterus roseni Bailey & Gans, 1998^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Bailey, R.M. & Gans, C. (1998). "Two new synbranchid fishes, Monopterus roseni form Peninsular India and M. desilvai from Sri Lanka." Occ. Pap. Mus. Univ. Michigan 726: 1-18.
2. ^ Gopi, K.C. (2002). "A new Synbranchid fish, Monopterus digressus from Kerala, Peninsular India." Records of Zoological Survey of India 100.1-2: 137-143.
3. ^ 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.

External Links

• Fishbase
• Invasive Species Specialist Group