Monopterus

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Monopterus Higher classification Swamp eel Order Synbranchiformes		Family Synbranchidae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus

Lower classifications Asian swamp eel, Cuchia, Bombay swamp eel, Liberian swamp eel

Cuchia or cuche or kuche monopterus cuchia

Monopterus is a genus of fish in the family Synbranchidae found in Africa and Asia.

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

Monopterus indicus (Silas & E. Dawson, 1961) (Bombay swamp eel)

Monopterus javanensis Lacépède, 1800

Monopterus luticolus Britz, Doherty-Bone, Kouete, D. Sykes & Gower, 2016

Monopterus roseni R. M. Bailey & Gans, 1998

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