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Ophichthys

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Ophichthys
Ophichthys cuchia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Synbranchiformes
Family: Synbranchidae
Subfamily: Synbranchinae
Genus: Ophichthys
Swainson, 1839
Species

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Ophichthys is a genus of swamp eels native to South Asia. They live in freshwater or subterranean habitats, and some have a fossorial lifestyle.[1]

Taxonomy

All species in this genus were formerly classified in Monopterus, but a 2020 study found them to represent a distinct monophyletic clade from Monopterus. Due to this, the genus name Ophichthys, previously coined by William John Swainson, was revived to be used for them.[1][2] Ophichthys was formerly a wastebasket taxon used to lump in many unrelated species of eel-like fish (all of which are classified in separate genera today) and later synonymized with Monopterus until its resurrection.[3]

Species

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ophichthys desilvai, a poorly known synbranchid eel from Sri Lanka (Teleostei: Synbranchidae)". Pfeil Verlag (in German). Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  2. ^ "Taxonomy browser (Ophichthys)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  3. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Ophichthys Swainson, 1839". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  4. ^ Verma, Chandani R.; Gorule, Pankaj A.; Kumkar, Pradeep; Kharat, Sanjay S.; Gosavi, Sachin M. (October 2020). "Morpho-histochemical adaptations of the digestive tract in Gangetic mud-eel Ophichthys cuchia (Hamilton 1822) support utilization of mud-dwelling prey". Acta Histochemica. 122 (7): 151602. doi:10.1016/j.acthis.2020.151602. ISSN 1618-0372. PMID 33066830.
  5. ^ "Order SYNBRANCHIFORMES: Families SYNBRANCHIDAE, CHAUDHURIIDAE, MASTACEMBELIDAE and INDOSTOMIDAE". The ETYFish Project. 2019-06-06. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  6. ^ 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.