Monopterus

Not to be confused with Monopteros, a fossil fish genus.

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
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]
Amphipnous Müller, 1840 Apterigia Basilewsky, 1855 Cryptophthalmus Franz, 1910 Fluta Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Ophicardia McClelland, 1844 Pneumabranchus McClelland, 1843 Unagius Jordan, 1919

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]